Sotyo Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

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

Sotyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sotyo (46) may also be a first name.

Sotyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotyo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotyo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sotyo reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sotyo is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Sotyo is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 79 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 13 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Sotyo Last Name Statistics demography

Sotyo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.85% less than the national average, earning R 102,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotyho9116/
Sootyo919/
Shotyo911/
Sotyoo911/
Soty89252/
Sootyod831/
Sotoj803,822/
Sotoy801,139/
Sotty80782/
Souty80685/
Sothy80463/
Sotio80384/
Soity80365/
Soteo80308/
Satyo80262/
Sotoi80261/
Sotoa80249/
Sutyo8033/
Sotya8025/
Sotiy8024/
Sioty8013/
Sotay8010/
Sotys808/
Sotey803/
Shoty803/
Sooty802/
Sotyi802/
Sotohy73432/
Sotaya73354/
Saatyo73201/
Soutio7376/
Soetio7375/
Southy7357/
Siotoi7328/
Shoity7326/
Sootoi7326/
Sathyo7326/
Soutya7323/
Soitay7322/
Soutey7322/
Shatyo7316/
Shotey7314/
Sotijo7312/
Sothiy7311/
Shotay7310/
Soytoy7310/
Sottio738/
Shotty737/
Soytay737/
Sothys736/
Sostoi736/
Satyho736/
Sattyo734/
Sottys734/
Shouty734/
Shotoy734/
Sothay734/
Sothey733/
Shoyty733/
Shooty732/
Soutoa732/
Soutoy732/
Shotio732/
Sutyod732/
Soutys732/
Soutay731/
Siotey731/
Sosteo731/
Soteoo731/
Sotgio731/
Sotioh731/
Siothy731/
Shotéy731/
Shohty731/
Sotehy731/
Soithy731/
Soothy731/
Sothio731/
Sota6710,925/
Soti677,986/
Saty673,482/
Southey672,816/
Sote672,446/
Sotè6722/
Sóty6721/
Sotoiya6712/
Shostya6711/
Chothyo677/
Sotouhy676/
Sataiyo675/
Souttya675/
Saaatyo674/
Soté673/
Soithay673/
Shostyi673/
Schotey672/
Schotty672/
Shotych671/
Shoutys671/
Souttey671/
Sothaya671/
Sodthey671/
Shoutey671/
Soutiho671/
Soutioh671/
Shotaya671/
Southay670/
Schooty670/

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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 Sotyo
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