Sotu Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Sotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 204 | 1:868,347 | 37,996 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Sotu (584) may also be a first name.
Sotu Demographics
Average Sotu Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sotu (Hindi: सोटू, Marathi: सोतू) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sotu.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 754,238th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Sotu live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sotu is also the 346,315th most common forename globally, borne by 584 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 89 percent live, Bayelsa, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.
Sotu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sotu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning R 220,956 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sotu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sotu in the Hindi language | ||
| सोटू | sotu | 53.33 |
| सोतू | sotu | 33.33 |
| सोतु | sotu | 10 |
| सोटु | sotu | 3.33 |
| Sotu in the Marathi language | ||
| सोतू | sotu | 50 |
| सोतु | sotu | 34.09 |
| सोटू | sotu | 13.64 |
| सोटु | sotu | 2.27 |
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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 Sotu
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