Sotosek Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sotosek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotosek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Sotošek (316) & Šotošek (2) are calculated separately.

Sotosek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sotosek Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sotosek occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sotošek or Šotošek. For other potential spellings of Sotosek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotosek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sotosek is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Sotosek is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Sotosek live; 44 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 845,721. In Croatia Sotosek is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 80 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 20 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Sotosek Last Name Statistics demography

Sotosek earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotošek95316/
Sotoszek931/
Šotošek902/
Satosek8614/
Sojtasek802/
Satošek7136/
Satushek6740/
Zotaszek671/
Chustusek630/
Sheteshekh594/
Zatusek571/
Šustáček53168/
Sustacek5340/
Zotoczyk531/
Sustachek5064/

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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 Sotosek
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