Soto (surname)

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:

• 1. Region of Murcia (1:436)
• 2. Galicia (1:509)
• 3. La Rioja (1:597)
• 4. Andalusia (1:698)
• 5. Navarre (1:853)
• 6. Castile and León (1:855)
• 7. Asturias (1:925)

In Chile, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:122) in the following regions:

• 1. Los Lagos Region (1:51)
• 2. Magallanes Region (1:70)
• 3. Aysén Region (1:79)
• 4. O'Higgins Region (1:86)
• 5. Los Ríos Region (1:97)
• 6. Santiago Metropolitan Region (1:121)

People

• Alberto Soto (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, former WBC featherweight champion
• 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
• 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 who was recorded to be the first European to cross the Mississippi River
• Humberto Soto (born 1980), Mexican boxer
• Iván Hernández Soto (born 1980), Spanish footballer
• Iván Sánchez-Rico Soto (aka Riki; b. 1980), Spanish footballer
• Jafet Soto (born 1976), Costa Rican footballer
• Jaime Soto (born 1955), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Jay Soto, American jazz guitarist
• Jeff Soto (born 1975), American artist
• Jeff Scott Soto (born 1965), American singer
• Jesús Rafael Soto (1923–2005), Venezuelan artist
• Jock Soto, former New York City Ballet principal 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 Visual artist based in Los Angeles, California
• 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 professional 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
• Raúl Soto Contreras (1913-1991), Mexican surgeon