Soto is a Spanish surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 28.7% of all known bearers of the surname Soto were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:359), 12.0% of Chile (1:122), 10.4% of the United States (1:2,883), 7.2% of Colombia (1:549), 6.9% of Peru (1:380), 6.0% of Venezuela (1:414), 5.0% of Argentina (1:712), 4.2% of Spain (1:927), 3.8% of the Dominican Republic (1:226), 2.4% of Costa Rica (1:164), 2.3% of Guatemala (1:580), 1.7% of Bolivia (1:514), 1.6% of Cuba (1:591), 1.5% of Puerto Rico (1:197), 1.1% of Honduras (1:675) and 1.0% of Mozambique (1:2,325).
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:927) in the following autonomous communities: Region of Murcia (1:436) Galicia (1:509) La Rioja (1:597) Andalusia (1:698) Navarre (1:853) Castile and León (1:855) Asturias (1:925)
In Chile, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:122) in the following regions:Soto surname distribution Los Lagos Region (1:51) Magallanes Region (1:70) Aysén Region (1:79) O'Higgins Region (1:86) Los Ríos Region (1:97) Santiago Metropolitan Region (1:121)
People Alberto Soto (footballer, born 1990) (born 1990), Mexican footballer Alejandro Morera Soto (1909–1995), Costa Rican footballer Apolinar de Jesús Soto Quesada (1827–1911), Costa Rican politician Bernardo Soto Alfaro (1854–1931), president of Costa Rica Blanca Soto (born 1979), Mexican model Caitro Soto (1934–2004), Peruvian musician Carlos Soto Arriví (1959–1978), Puerto Rican independence activist Cecilia Soto (born 1950), Mexican politician Cesar Soto (boxer) (born 1971), Mexican boxer Clemente Soto Vélez (1905–1993), Puerto Rican writer and journalist Cynthia Soto, American politician Daniel Garcia Soto, Puerto Rican wrestler Darren Soto (born 1978), American politician Diana Soto (born 1980), Peruvian volleyball player Diana Patricia González Soto (born 1964), Mexican politician Eddie Soto (born 1972), American soccer player Elías M. Soto (1858–1944), Colombian musician and composer Elkin Soto (born 1980), Colombian footballer Erik Manuel Soto Mexican-American poet Felix Soto Toro (born 1967), Puerto Rican astronaut Fernando Soto-Hay y Garcia Francisco Puertas Soto (born 1963), Spanish rugby player Freddy Soto (1970–2005), American comedian Gabriel Soto (born 1975), Mexican model and actor Gary Soto (born 1952), American author and poet Geovany Soto (born 1983), Puerto Rican baseball player Héctor Soto (born 1978), Puerto Rican volleyball player Hernando de Soto (c. 1500–1542), Spanish explorer Humberto Soto (born 1980), Mexican boxer Iván Hernández Soto (born 1980), Spanish footballer Iván Sánchez-Rico Soto (born 1980), Spanish footballer Jafet Soto (born 1976), Costa Rican footballer Jaime Soto (born 1955), American Catholic bishop Jay Soto, American jazz guitarist Jeff Scott Soto (born 1965), American singer Jesús Rafael Soto (1923–2005), Venezuelan artist Jock Soto, American ballet dancer Joel Soto (born 1982), Chilean footballer Jorge Soto (footballer) (born 1971), Peruvian footballer Jorge Soto (golfer) (1945–2011), Argentine golfer Jorge Azanza Soto (born 1982), Spanish bicycle racer José Soto (disambiguation) Jose Luis de Quintanar Soto y Ruiz (1772–1837), Mexican military officer Josu De Solaun Soto (born 1982), Spanish pianist Juan Soto (born 1998), Dominican baseball player Juan Soto (referee) (born 1977), Venezuelan football referee Lindsay Soto (born 1976), American sports journalist Lisa Soto, American artist Lornna Soto (born 1970), Puerto Rican politician Luis Gutiérrez Soto (1890–1977), Spanish architect Manuel Ángel Núñez Soto (born 1951), Mexican politician Marco Aurelio Soto (1846–1908), President of Honduras Mario Soto (baseball) (born 1956), Dominican baseball player Mario Soto (footballer, born 1950), Chilean footballer Máximo Soto Hall (1871–1944), Guatemalan novelist Miriam Blasco Soto (born 1963), Spanish judoka Neftalí Soto (baseball) (born 1989), Puerto Rican baseball player Nell Soto (1926–2009), American politician Onell Soto (1932–2015), American Episcopal bishop Pablo Soto (software developer) (born 1979), Spanish computer scientist Pedro Blanco Soto (1789–1825), President of Bolivia Pedro Juan Soto (1928–2002), Puerto Rican writer Roberto Soto (born 1948), Puerto Rican wrestler Rodolfo Campo Soto (born 1942), Colombian politician Santiago Cervera Soto (born 1965), Spanish politician Steve Soto (born 1963), American musician Talisa Soto (born 1967), American model and actress Victoria Leigh Soto (1985–2012), American teacher and murder victim Juan Soto (born October 25, 1998) Professional MLB player
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