Sotto Surname

18,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Sotto Surname User-submission:

The Sotto surname means 'down' or 'under' in Italian.

Sotto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21,1761:4,781383
Argentina1,1791:36,2543,025
Paraguay1,0791:6,707471
Colombia1,0181:46,9292,443
Brazil8151:262,66810,096
United States7421:488,48941,275
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
France4151:160,05524,882
Portugal3871:26,9211,745
Uruguay3321:10,3371,159
Cuba3121:36,9321,719
Bolivia1861:57,0782,889
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Spain621:754,06531,946
Guatemala601:268,0444,260
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Angola491:550,8002,323
Guam491:3,268415
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Benin361:287,10024,014
Ecuador311:513,09210,998
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England161:3,482,379114,324
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Panama101:391,2268,067
Israel91:950,84857,975
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Belize61:59,2462,743
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Macau31:200,543803
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sotto (290) may also be a first name.

Sotto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sotto surname means 'down' or 'under' in Italian.

- albanopirino

Sotto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sotto (Hindi: सोत्तो, Russian: Сотто) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sotto is the 18,885th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 249,924 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sotto reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 72 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sotto is also the 518,802nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 290 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 21,176 people, or 1 in 4,781. In The Philippines Sotto is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 25 percent live, National Capital Region, where 12 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Other than The Philippines it occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 4 percent live and Paraguay, where 4 percent live.

Sotto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sotto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sotto surname expanded 5,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sotto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sotto last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sotto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning $19,542,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.73% more than the national average, earning $63,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scotto9110,862/
Soutto91449/
Shotto91376/
Sottou91223/
Siotto91187/
Sgotto91149/
Sottos9184/
Sootto914/
Sottoz911/
Ssotto911/
Soto891,195,890/
Souttou83728/
Scoutto836/
Sotthot835/
Soottoo834/
Souttos833/
Schotto831/
Shottoh831/
Souto8070,654/
Cotto8012,282/
Sotoj803,822/
Sutto803,713/
Sotos802,534/
Sotta801,923/
Soito801,784/
Shoto801,679/
Zotto801,674/
Satto801,157/
Sotoy801,139/
Sotou80864/
Setto80695/
Sosto80431/
Sioto80388/
Scoto80386/
Sotoi80261/
Sotoa80249/
Sooto80226/
Sotho80219/
Sotot80211/
Jotto8061/
Soeto8053/
Suoto8022/
Sotoo8013/
Sotoz8013/
Sotoh8012/
Sütto8012/
Sohto8011/
Sotop804/
Ssoto804/
Sotat804/
Xotto802/
Hsoto801/
Szoto801/
Sotod801/
Sodto801/
Soittoux7789/
Scotta732,283/
Shatto732,159/
Giotto731,806/
Djotto731,505/
Sootho731,019/
Shutto73909/
Suttho73800/
Sottas73708/
Settho73528/
Sautto73433/
Sotohy73432/
Siotos73319/
Siotou73220/
Soutou73193/
Cottoy73191/
Sottha73168/
Cuotto73158/
Sottaz73132/
Sattou73114/
Soutos73100/
Soytop7396/
Scatto7388/
Chotto7387/
Shotoo7386/
Sattho7373/
Shetto7370/
Shouto7355/
Soitos7353/
Siotho7353/
Zottos7345/
Scottà7345/
Shoito7343/
Sattoo7340/
Siutto7335/
Sootoo7333/
Siotta7330/
Siotoi7328/
Sootoi7326/
Szotta7326/
Suitto7324/
Shotta7322/
Ziotto7320/
Sietto7313/
Scottá7312/
Soutta7311/
Soitoh7311/
Shooto7310/
Soytoy7310/
Sothat7310/
Sattuo739/
Sahtto739/
Coitto739/
Shoeto738/
Soitta738/
Zottou737/
Sostoi736/
Southo736/
Sotteu736/
Sgotta735/
Shotat735/
Ssooto735/
Soitho735/
Suttos734/
Sootta734/
Shotuo734/
Shotoy734/
Soitou734/
Sattoy734/
Siatto734/
Sotohe734/
Sostos733/
Saetto733/
Sattoh733/
Shotho733/
Soodto733/
Sattos732/
Seutto732/
Zottoh732/
Sehtto732/
Suttoo732/
Soutoa732/
Soutoy732/
Suotos731/
Sattod731/
Scoito731/
Shotos731/
Suttoh731/
Suttot731/
Sothot731/
Sootat731/
Cottoi731/
Sottah731/
Siotoh731/
Soutot731/
Ssotta731/
Sathto731/
Scottò731/
Suttou731/
D'Soto731/
Sxotho731/
Soitat731/
Soitot731/
Settoh731/
Sedtto731/
Souzto731/
Suotta731/
Soetta730/
Cootto730/
Sotout730/
Sato672,006,125/
Seto6767,785/
Coto6733,624/
Sota6710,925/
Suto678,290/
Joto675,369/
Zoto674,989/
Sotteau67339/
Schatto67181/
Gioetto67133/
Xoto6793/
Schotta6783/
Sattout6777/
Šoto6742/
Soitout6738/
Soitoux6737/
Soutous6736/
Soothoo6730/
Schetto6710/
Setthou6710/
Sutthoi678/
Shattos676/
Dzhotto676/
Shottha676/
Siothat676/
Szostou675/
Süto675/
Souttha674/
Sattouh672/
Sóto672/
Sostouh672/
Sotó672/
Jouttot671/
Zottoih671/
Suttoth671/
Settouh671/
Shoutou671/
Chottoo671/
Jouttou671/
Zouttou671/
Shattoh671/
Shattou671/
Shotood671/
Shuotou671/
Soutout671/
Soutuoh671/
Sattood671/
Söto671/
Suotuoh671/
Chottho671/
Chhotto671/
Seettoh671/
Schotho671/
Seettho671/
Sodtoop671/
Shehtto671/
Shattoo670/
Schutto670/

Sotto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotto in the Hindi language
सोत्तोsotto-
Sotto in the Russian language
Соттоsotto-

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