Sottima Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Sottima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 51 | 1:202,659 | 19,139 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Sottima (310) may also be a first name.
Sottima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sottima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sottima occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sottima.
How Common Is The Last Name Sottima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sottima reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sottima is also the 499,178th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 310 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 202,659. In Benin it is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 71 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 8 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Sottima
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