Sotsu Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

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

Sotsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sotsu (95) may also be a first name.

Sotsu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sotsu is most common in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotsu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sotsu is the 1,380,086th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sotsu reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sotsu is also the 974,243rd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 95 people.

Sotsu is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 378,865. In South Africa Sotsu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 7 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.

Sotsu Last Name Statistics demography

Sotsu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.24% less than the national average, earning R 68,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotsou915/
Shotsu911/
Sotshu911/
Sosu8912,106/
Shoetsu83193/
Soutsou8310/
Siotsou831/
Setsu801,068/
Sosuh80357/
Sosui80301/
Sosut80220/
Satsu80196/
Shosu80132/
Sosou8093/
Sossu8067/
Soosu8065/
Soshu8062/
Jotsu8047/
Sosud8026/
Zotsu8020/
Sosup8015/
Sousu8013/
Sosuz805/
Sosau805/
Soysu803/
Sosuu801/
Sosiu801/
Siosu801/
Sotju801/
Sossou7354,886/
Sousou737,822/
Suitsu734,620/
Shosui73429/
Settsu73409/
Shutsu73270/
Chotsu73197/
Shoshu73148/
Sossau73121/
Satshu7399/
Satsut7324/
Djotsu7321/
Sousuz7320/
Soysuz7315/
Soiseu7314/
Soosuu7314/
Sutsui7310/
Sodsup7310/
Sohsiu738/
Zhotsu734/
Shoosu734/
Soisud734/
Satsui733/
Sutsuz733/
Soussu732/
Sutseu732/
Sohsup732/
Sgousu731/
Sosuch731/
Shosuu731/
Sossus731/
Soushu731/
Sosgou731/
Soshou731/
Soisut731/
Sutsut731/
Sotsoe731/
Setsui731/
Seetsu731/
Satsup731/
Sodsud731/
Sossut731/
Sosuth731/
Sutshu731/
Sasu6720,534/
Soussou672,555/
Zosu67530/
Socu67135/
Shaetsu67103/
Sozu6765/
Sossous6713/
Sutschu6712/
Soutzou675/
Sossoux675/
Soshoux674/
Sosssou674/
Siosiua673/
Sotchou673/
Choutsu672/
Siutsau671/
Shuitsu671/
Sossaus671/
Soosuuz671/
Setsheu671/
Shoshud671/
Soxu671/
Soussau671/
Djotshu671/
Soussui671/
Sossouy671/
Sotchut671/
Chotsut671/

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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 Sotsu
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