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