Sotu Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Sotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
India751:10,227,538196,136
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Sotu (584) may also be a first name.

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) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotu? popularity and diffusion

Sotu is the 754,238th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Sotu live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 346,315th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 584 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Sotu is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 89 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 7 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Sotu is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotou89864/
Soitu89471/
Soytu89171/
Sothu89122/
Sotus8976/
Sottu8936/
Soutu8915/
Soetu8910/
Shotu899/
Sotui896/
Siotu895/
Soteu892/
Sootu891/
Sotau891/
Sojtu891/
Sottou80223/
Siotou80220/
Scottu80215/
Soutou80193/
Soutus8079/
Soyttu8052/
Soittu8036/
Shoutu8025/
Soytut8020/
Soihtu8017/
Sotuha8016/
Soiteu8012/
Sothus808/
Shoytu806/
Sotteu806/
Soetau805/
Soitou804/
Shothu803/
Scoutu803/
Shottu801/
Soutup801/
Sotthu801/
Soutau801/
Sohteu801/
Souteu801/
Schotu801/
Soethu801/
Sootui801/
Shotuz801/
Southu800/
Sotout800/
Setu7539,243/
Satu7513,145/
Sutu751,755/
Cotu75402/
Çotu75189/
Zotu7587/
Jotu7572/
Sotó752/
Souttou73728/
Soitout7338/
Soitoux7337/
Soutous7336/
Sotouhy736/
Szostou735/
Sostouh732/
Shotush731/
Shoittu731/
Shoutou731/
Shuotou731/
Soutout731/
Southup730/
Shetu6720,768/
Sahtu678,767/
Shatu678,744/
Sattu678,242/
Suteu673,296/
Satou673,216/
Sethu672,745/
Sathu672,567/
Sutuj672,021/
Sautu671,182/
Chotu671,087/
Zotou671,000/
Shutu67512/
Cottu67454/
Setau67373/
Sutus67351/
Satui67226/
Saetu67178/
Settu67175/
Suthu67151/
Szutu67140/
Sateu67111/
Soittoux6789/
Sastu6778/
Satut6775/
Satau6775/
Cotui6766/
Joutu6761/
Saatu6757/
Zottu6754/
Cotuț6750/
Jostu6749/
Sietu6746/
Cotau6741/
Satud6740/
Cotuy6736/
Satus6733/
Sehtu6731/
Jootu6729/
Seetu6722/
Satup6719/
Sutou6716/
Sutut6716/
Siatu6715/
Sutau6715/
Suttu6714/
Sotoo6713/
Zotui6713/
Jotut6712/
Satuh6712/
Sotoe6711/
Sutui6710/
Sutuy679/
Satuu678/
Zoutu677/
Zuotu677/
Shoytush675/
Suitu675/
Joitu675/
Ssutu674/
Jhotu674/
Satuy674/
Sadtu674/
Sutud674/
Siutu673/
Cuotu673/
Jothu673/
Şoitu673/
Setui672/
Setuh672/
Zoteu672/
Sutuh672/
Jastu671/
Cothu671/
Sustu671/
Southeus671/
Sotão671/
Joteu671/
Zohtu671/
Sotój671/
Sotús671/
Soithoux671/
Seutu671/
Suutu671/
Zothu671/
Seteu671/
Scatu671/
Zodtu671/
Coteu671/
Djotu671/

Sotu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotu in the Hindi language
सोटूsotu53.33
सोतूsotu33.33
सोतुsotu10
सोटुsotu3.33
Sotu in the Marathi language
सोतूsotu50
सोतुsotu34.09
सोटूsotu13.64
सोटुsotu2.27

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sotu
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