# 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 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