Sotonye Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
Sotonye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 641 | 1:276,354 | 15,672 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Sotonye (2,654) may also be a first name.
Sotonye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotonye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sotonye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotonye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 506,165th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sotonye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 142,462nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 2,654 people.
Sotonye is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 276,354. In Nigeria Sotonye is most frequent in: Rivers, where 88 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 7 percent reside and Plateau, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suotonye | 93 | 20 | / |
| Soutonye | 93 | 10 | / |
| Sotonyer | 93 | 5 | / |
| Shotonye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sotunye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sotanye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Soutonie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sotoonie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Satonge | 71 | 75 | / |
| Sotange | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sotonji | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sotonou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Satonie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suotongeha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Satonee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sautonie | 67 | 102 | / |
| Soitanae | 67 | 102 | / |
| Sotonhou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sotangie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Satoinay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soutanie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sautogne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sotonjit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sattanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Satonnoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sotonoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sotanies | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sotonye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis