Sóto Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Sóto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sóto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

The alternate forms: Soto (1,195,890), Šoto (42) & Sotó (2) are calculated separately.

Sóto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sóto is found in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Soto, Šoto or Sotó. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sóto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sóto is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sóto live; 50 percent live in Central America and 50 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most commonly used in Chile, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. Outside of Chile this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nicaragua, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soto921,195,890/
Šoto8342/
Sotó832/
Sato752,006,125/
Suto758,290/
Süto755/
Sóta751/
Souto6770,654/
Sotto6729,159/
Shuto675,627/
Sotoj673,822/
Sutto673,713/
Satou673,216/
Satoh673,210/
Shato672,587/
Sotos672,534/
Suito672,467/
Sahto672,467/
Soito671,784/
Shoto671,679/
Satto671,157/
Sotoy671,139/
Satoi67991/
Sotou67864/
Satho67715/
Sauto67528/
Satos67509/
Sosto67431/
Sioto67388/
Scoto67386/
Sotoi67261/
Sotoa67249/
Sooto67226/
Sotho67219/
Sotot67211/
Sutho67181/
Satoo67168/
Siuto67167/
Susto67149/
Sudto67148/
Sasto67118/
Satot67111/
Jasto6792/
Satoa6785/
Saato6773/
Sutoi6768/
Satod6764/
Soeto6753/
Satuo6724/
Šusto6723/
Suoto6722/
Suuto6721/
Satoy6720/
Josto6719/
Sutou6716/
Szóta6716/
Sujto6715/
Sutoh6714/
Sotoz6713/
Sotoo6713/
Sütto6712/
Sotoh6712/
Sadto6711/
Sohto6711/
Satop6711/
Ssuto6710/
Sutos6710/
Szuto679/
Szato678/
Seuto677/
Satoj676/
Zosto674/
Sutop674/
Sotop674/
Ssoto674/
Suhto673/
Suyto673/
Sutod672/
Ssato672/
Saïto671/
Sotod671/
Sodto671/
Sgato671/
Sutoo671/
Sãtos671/
Szoto671/
Sutoy671/
Hsoto671/
Hsato671/

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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 Sóto
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