Sotuku Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sotuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
India911:8,429,290174,159

Sotuku (28) may also be a first name.

Sotuku Last Name Facts

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

Sotuku occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotuku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Sotuku reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name globally, held by 28 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 429,982. In South Africa Sotuku is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 42 percent are found.

Sotuku Last Name Statistics demography

Sotuku earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning R 199,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sothuku92178/
Sottuku921/
Southuku861/
Satuku83392/
Sotoku83176/
Setuku835/
Sotiku831/
Sutuku831/
Soutoukou801/
Shotoku77318/
Saetuku7720/
Sathuku773/
Siatuku772/
Suthuku771/
Satoukou7138/
Tjoutuku713/
Shohtoku711/
Saethuku711/
Shatukhu711/
Setiku6727/
Catuku671/
Satiku671/
Jatuku671/
Satoku671/
Giotoku6215/
Shatoku623/
Sethiku621/
Sotokou621/
Jattuku621/
Jathuku621/
Chatukut574/
Chautuku571/

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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 Sotuku
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