Around the globe, Soton (Soton 
) is a rare principally male, but scarcely girly given name. The first name Soton is characteristic of Oman, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Bangladesh, where it is a rare boy's name, and Saudi Arabia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Bangladesh, Oman, and Nigeria. Also, Soton is the last name as well as the forename.