Sotiriou

Sotiriou Meaning & Origin

About Sotiriou
The surname Sotiriou is of Greek origin and is derived from the Greek word "sotiria," meaning "salvation" or "deliverance." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Sotirios, which is a Greek given name meaning "savior" or "deliverer." Therefore, the surname Sotiriou can be interpreted as "son of Sotirios" or "descendant of the savior."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Sotiriou is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Sotiriou: 156
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 112,568
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sotiriou based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
STR
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S03060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S OW0 T IH1 R IY0 AH0
🌐 IPA
/sotiriou*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('STR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S360

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sotiriou in Braille

Here's how to represent Sotiriou in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Sotiriou in braille

How to sign the name Sotiriou using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Sotiriou using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Sotiriou in sign language

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