Sötje Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sötje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sötje Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1451:555,21045,787
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Sotje (2) are calculated separately.

Sötje (16) may also be a first name.

Sötje Last Name Facts

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

Sötje is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sotje. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sötje? popularity and diffusion

Sötje is the 1,453,389th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Sötje occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sötje live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe. Sötje is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Sötje is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 555,210. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 74 percent reside, Hamburg, where 17 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Other than Germany Sötje occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 1 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotje932/
Söthje914/
Setje8011/
Sätje802/
Satje802/
Setjie73873/
Settje73258/
Soetje7380/
Setjee7317/
Satije731/
Sötzer731/
Satjie731/
Schatje6715/
Soehtje6715/
Soethje6712/
Söze674/
Scetjhe672/
Schötze671/
Settije671/
Setajie671/
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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 Sötje
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