Sottiau Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Sottiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sottiau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
France1201:553,52375,172
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Sottiau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sottiau occurs most in Belgium. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sottiau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sottiau is the 1,028,911th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. Sottiau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sottiau are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 95,014. In Belgium Sottiau is most common in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Belgium this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 49 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sottiaux93722/
Sottieau9347/
Sotiau9258/
Sottieaux8833/
Sotiaux86185/
Cottiau8611/
Sattiaux808/
Setiau7718/
Satiau777/
Sotiou771/
Sotyau771/
Cattiau71209/
Sathiau711/
Coutieau672/
Sautiaux671/
Soutious670/
Joutieaux631/
Catiau6279/
Sotyou621/
Catieau5797/
Satyaut571/
Jatiault5352/

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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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  • 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 Sottiau
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