Sotunde Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sotunde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5691:112,9027,510
England381:1,466,26563,675
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sotunde (71) may also be a first name.

Sotunde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sotunde is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotunde? popularity and diffusion

Sotunde is the 245,297th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,490,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sotunde reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sotunde is also the 1,152,838th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 71 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,569 people, or 1 in 112,902. In Nigeria Sotunde is most common in: Ogun, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Kebbi, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Sotunde occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Sotunde Last Name Statistics demography

Sotunde earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shotunde931,788/
Sohtunde932/
Sotounde931/
Shotounde883/
Sotonde86165/
Setunde865/
Satunde861/
Sutunde861/
Shotonde8023/
Shutunde804/
Shetunde801/
Shatgunde751/
Setundi7118/
Satunda717/
Catunde711/
Sotonda711/
Satondee6717/
Zoutonde6712/
Sutgundi672/
Shatunda671/
Siatunda671/
Sahatonde63142/
Chatundet634/
Jattounde631/
Shetundui631/
Sathiendee592/
Satonda5784/
Zatunda5721/
Satondi574/
Sathondi53124/
Giatonde532/
Catundoy531/
Giatunda531/
Shatonda530/

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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 Sotunde
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