Across the world, Sote (Sote 
, Sauté 
, Subtus 
) is a rare epicene forename. The forename Sote is characteristic of North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare male name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare epicene name, and Philippines. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, India, and North Macedonia. Likewise, Sote is the last name as well as the forename.