Sotwan Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sotwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2591:272,73546,848
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Sotwan (318) may also be a first name.

Sotwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotwan occurs most in Thailand. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sotwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 988,329th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Sotwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sotwan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Tai-Asia. Sotwan is also the 492,367th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 318 people.

It is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 272,735. In Thailand Sotwan is mostly concentrated in: Chai Nat Province, where 37 percent reside, Sing Buri Province, where 24 percent reside and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 14 percent reside. Beside Thailand it is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soutwan92398/
Sotwane9233/
Sothwane8677/
Suotwane861/
Soutwane861/
Satwan83413/
Sutwan8360/
Sodwan832/
Cotwan831/
Southwand801/
Shatwan773,422/
Zotwane7739/
Sutwane7737/
Shetwan7718/
Sotwong7715/
Sotuang7710/
Sathwan776/
Chotwan774/
Sutwang774/
Satwane774/
Seetwan771/
Shodwan771/
Shotuan771/
Sathwane71244/
Zothwane7130/
Sotduang715/
Jothwane711/
Sutthwan711/
Shathwan711/
Satuan67117/
Sedwan6765/
Sadwan6733/
Sudwan6720/
Sotuon6710/
Satwam679/
Sutwon674/
Satwon674/
Chotweang671/
Chotwatin671/
Zodwan671/
Sutuan671/
Shathwane671/
Jatwan671/
Codwan670/
Zuohtwann670/

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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 Sotwan
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