Sotyu Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

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

Sotyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sotyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotyu is found most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sotyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotyu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sotyu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 324,417. In South Africa Sotyu is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 40 percent are found, Free State, where 30 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found.

Sotyu Last Name Statistics demography

Sotyu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.13% less than the national average, earning R 175,536 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotyou911/
Sotyhu911/
Satyu8015/
Sotju801/
Sotgiu734,058/
Satyut73164/
Sathyu734/
Zothyu734/
Sotiut734/
Soteju732/
Satoyu732/
Sotoju731/
Satyua731/
Sotiou731/
Shoteju677/
Sothoju671/
Sottoju671/

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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 Sotyu
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