Sotz Surname

300,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Belize

Sotz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,0291:15,6291,405
Argentina951:449,93133,821
Belize911:3,906739
Chile191:927,18319,125
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Sötz (41) are calculated separately.

Sotz Last Name Facts

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

Sotz is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sötz. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotz? popularity and diffusion

Sotz is the 300,690th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,765,464 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sotz reside; 89 percent reside in Central America and 81 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

The surname is most numerous in Guatemala, where it is borne by 1,029 people, or 1 in 15,629. In Guatemala it is primarily found in: Chimaltenango Department, where 39 percent are found, Alta Verapaz Department, where 34 percent are found and Suchitepéquez Department, where 15 percent are found. Barring Guatemala this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 8 percent are found and Belize, where 7 percent are found.

Sotz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sotz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sotz surname fell 32 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sotz Last Name Statistics demography

Sotz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sötz9241/
Shotz89138/
Soitz8971/
Sohtz8910/
Soutz898/
Scotz894/
Sotze892/
Sootz890/
Sodtz890/
Soz86282/
Schotz80443/
Shoutz80116/
Shoetz802/
Scottz801/
Shotze800/
Shottz800/
Satz753,667/
Setz751,963/
Zotz751,082/
Sots751,031/
Jotz75526/
Souz75316/
Cotz7560/
Sooz7521/
Shoz7516/
Soiz7512/
Sohz753/
Sodz753/
Socz752/
Sotx752/
Hsoz751/
Ssoz751/
Sozh751/
Szoz751/
Soyz751/
Sozz751/
Schoetz73151/
Schottz73132/
Schoutz7329/
Schootz7311/
Schuotz731/
Shoutzs730/
Shochtz730/
Schoitz730/
Schotzz730/
Soots671,417/
Shatz671,225/
Sietz67272/
Szots67202/
Shots67133/
Joutz6787/
Saatz6767/
Cootz6765/
Seetz6764/
Souts6751/
Shetz6751/
Scots6729/
Seutz6725/
Soucz6713/
Saetz6711/
Satze679/
Sotts677/
Sotch677/
Sattz675/
Soths675/
Cohtz674/
Scocz674/
Schoutze673/
Schoz673/
Souzs673/
Souzz672/
Siatz672/
Zoitz672/
Szocz672/
Sotse672/
Sautz672/
Sothx671/
Soyzh671/
Shoiz671/
Cottz671/
Settz671/
Schoitze671/
Schoottz671/
Shozh671/
Zsoyz671/
Shouz671/
Zoutz670/
Soits670/
Coitz670/
Suots670/
Zottz670/

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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 Sotz
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