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Where Does The Last Name Sots Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sots (Russian: Соц) occurs most in Belarus. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sõtš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sots? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 353,216^th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,068,425 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Sots reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357^th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Belarus, where it is borne by 538 people, or 1 in 17,660. In Belarus Sots is most common in: Brest Region, where 81 percent are found, Minsk Region, where 11 percent are found and Minsk, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Belarus this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 27 percent are found and Russia, where 17 percent are found.

Sots Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sots has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sots Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sots last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sots surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Sots earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.