Sotshayo Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sotshayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotshayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1191:455,27538,276

Sotshayo Last Name Facts

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

Sotshayo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotshayo? popularity and diffusion

Sotshayo is the 1,666,404th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sotshayo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Sotshayo is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 455,275. In South Africa Sotshayo is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 78 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside.

Sotshayo Last Name Statistics demography

Sotshayo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.93% less than the national average, earning R 128,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotshaya886/
Soshay868/
Sotsay866/
Sosayo861/
Sotchay801/
Sotsayi801/
Sothsay801/
Sosay7744/
Soutchay7515/
Shooshay751/
Sotchaya751/
Cetshayo751/
Sotshawe751/
Sotsai712,730/
Sosaya711,217/
Soosay71649/
Sochay71212/
Soshea7150/
Sosayi7129/
Soysay7128/
Sossay7112/
Soisay718/
Sosoyo716/
Sasayo715/
Sotsou715/
Sutsay715/
Sashay713/
Sousay713/
Southchay712/
Sodsay712/
Sosaye712/
Socayo711/
Satsay711/
Soshou711/
Soshoy711/
Sotsoe711/
Souchay67569/
Shoshaj67266/
Socahyo67122/
Sosayas6750/
Shoshaa6734/
Satsuyo6729/
Soodsay6724/
Soutsou6710/
Soussay678/
Soshiya674/
Soshoux674/
Sotchai674/
Sutsaha674/
Sutsaio674/
Sotchoi674/
Sossaya673/
Sotchou673/
Shashay672/
Sochaya672/
Soseeha671/
Siotsou671/
Soutxay671/
Soossay671/
Sashgay671/
Soosaya671/
Shaziyo671/
Suchayo671/
Soysaya671/
Satsiyo671/
Sashiyo671/
Soetsai671/
Sachayo671/
Setshea671/
Sashayi671/
Sashaya671/
Ssoosay671/
Sasgayo671/
Zatsayo671/
Sotshie671/
Soszaya671/
Sosayaz671/

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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
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  • 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 Sotshayo
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