Sottaz Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Sottaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 101 | 1:81,316 | 9,293 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Sottaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sottaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sottaz is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sottaz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Sottaz is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Sottaz are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 81,316. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Fribourg, where 95 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 3 percent live and Canton of Valais, where 1 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
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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 Sottaz
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