Surname Sohta (Sohta 
, Сохта 
) , around the globe, is a rare cognomen. The last name Sohta is habitual in Syria, where it is a rare surname, Turkey, and Ukraine, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Turkey, Russia, and Syria. Much less frequently, Sohta is the forename as well as the last name.