Sotya Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sotya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India171:45,121,493474,784
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Sotya (541) may also be a first name.

Sotya Last Name Facts

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

Sotya (Hindi: सोट्या, Marathi: सोत्या, Russian: Сотя) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Sotya live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 362,348th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 541 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India Sotya is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 76 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 24 percent reside. Not including India Sotya occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soutya9123/
Sotoiya8312/
Shostya8311/
Souttya835/
Satya808,434/
Sotea80406/
Sutya80163/
Sotia80105/
Sotyo8081/
Sotja8011/
Southyad771/
Sathya733,642/
Sautya732,814/
Sotgia731,245/
Siotia73163/
Sothea7364/
Sostia7355/
Sgatya7328/
Sutyah7324/
Shatya7318/
Sotyho7316/
Soutia7314/
Sgutya7313/
Sotiah7310/
Sootyo739/
Shutya738/
Sxotia738/
Sothia735/
Satyay734/
Sattya734/
Shotia733/
Shotea731/
Sotias731/
Ssatya731/
Satyaa731/
Shotyo731/
Zsotia731/
Sottia731/
Soteah731/
Sotjia731/
Saatya731/
Satyha731/
Sotyoo731/
Soutea730/
Shostia67207/
Sathyat67104/
Satayya6732/
Satyath6726/
Soutiea6725/
Sataiya6710/
Shautya6710/
Satoiya678/
Chothya675/
Sathyad675/
Sotihat674/
Sootjai674/
Southia673/
Sauttya673/
Shathya672/
Sathyah672/
Soottea671/
Sootyod671/
Satyayi671/
Suchtya671/
Satyaad671/
Ssaatya671/
Souttia671/
Satyaai671/
Shotiha671/
Shothia671/
Shatyah671/
Southea671/
Sutayya671/
Satoyia670/

Sotya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotya in the Marathi language
सोत्याsotya98.54
मोत्याmotya0.37
सोटयाsotaya0.37
Sotya in the Hindi language
सोट्याsotya50
सोत्याsotya25
सोत्यsotya25
Sotya in the Russian language
Сотяsota-

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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
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  • 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 Sotya
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