Sotwane Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Sotwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Sotwane Last Name Facts

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

Sotwane is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sotwane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotwane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sotwane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa Sotwane is primarily found in: Free State, where 81 percent are found and Gauteng, where 19 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

Sotwane Last Name Statistics demography

Sotwane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.74% less than the national average, earning R 145,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sothwane9377/
Suotwane931/
Soutwane931/
Sotwan92260/
Soutwan86398/
Sotwani86161/
Zotwane8639/
Sutwane8637/
Setwane864/
Satwane864/
Sotwana861/
Sathwane80244/
Sethwane8083/
Zothwane8030/
Shotwani806/
Shotwana803/
Setwhane801/
Jothwane801/
Siatwane801/
Satwan77413/
Sodwan772/
Southwand751/
Shathwane751/
Shatwan713,422/
Jotwani71768/
Satwani71413/
Zotwana7128/
Sotwong7115/
Sotuang7110/
Sostwähner717/
Sathwan716/
Chotwan714/
Xatwane712/
Jodwane712/
Sothwayini711/
Sedwane711/
Sodwana711/
Sutwani711/
Sutwana711/
Shotuan711/
Shodwan711/
Chotwani67104/
Sutwanit6791/
Siatwana6750/
Zothwana6718/
Shodwani6715/
Sotduang675/
Chatwane674/
Jothwani673/
Sadhwane672/
Shathwan671/
Suthwana671/
Zastwany671/
Zohdwane671/

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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
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  • 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 Sotwane
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