Sotowa Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Sotowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 92 | 1:1,389,612 | 23,539 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Sotowa (27) may also be a first name.
Sotowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sotowa is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,775,494th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Sotowa occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sotowa are found; 86 percent are found in East Asia and 86 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 27 people.
This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 1,389,612. In Japan Sotowa is most numerous in: Aomori Prefecture, where 78 percent are found and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Sotowa
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