The Soete surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 124 people carried this name — #127,186 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted.
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In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,006 people named Soete live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 216 people named Soete.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
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