Bostjan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bostjan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bostjan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Boštjan (6) are calculated separately.

Bostjan (471) may also be a first name.

Bostjan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bostjan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bostjan is most common in Slovenia. It may appear as a variant: Boštjan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bostjan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Bostjan are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 392,250th most common first name globally. It is borne by 471 people.

Bostjan is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,243,838. In Slovenia Bostjan is primarily found in: Drava, where 50 percent reside and Mura, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia Bostjan exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boštjan956/
Botjan927/
Bostajian888/
Bostian861,809/
Bastjan8674/
Bootjan8626/
Bestjan8622/
Bostyan8619/
Bosthan8619/
Bostean8615/
Botjang865/
Bhotjan861/
Boistean80312/
Boostian80206/
Bastijan8029/
Boistian806/
Bastjian802/
Boestian801/
Bestjean801/
Botyan77516/
Botsan77224/
Botean77139/
Botzan77112/
Bojzan77103/
Botian7770/
Batjan7712/
Botján771/
Botjon771/
Bodsan770/
Bastajian75110/
Boyshtian7579/
Boishtyan7558/
Boyshtyan7542/
Bustajyan7527/
Bastajyan7516/
Boeshtyan755/
Bostyanck752/
Botjeanne752/
Bastian7148,142/
Bastyan71602/
Bustean71419/
Bestian71224/
Boitsan71222/
Bastean71192/
Bottyan71103/
Bustian7156/
Bosthon7144/
Bostyán7140/
Bostion7135/
Botiang7135/
Botzang7130/
Bothian7126/
Boutian7116/
Boytsan7115/
Bootsan7110/
Botiaan713/
Basthan713/
Boutean712/
Baštjan712/
Boodsan712/
Bostiam711/
Bostyanova711/
Bootian711/
Bosteon711/
Bashjan711/
Bohtsan711/
Bottean711/
Botzean710/
Boitean710/
Bozan6721,592/
Bastiaan671,113/
Baustian67834/
Bustihan67210/
Bastiand67112/
Baštijan67110/
Bastiant6737/
Basthian6736/
Boiștean6732/
Bastiane6731/
Bastyane6727/
Bhastian6717/
Bushtian6713/
Wastijan6712/
Bastiann6711/
Basttyan6710/
Bastığan677/
Bachtjan675/
Baastian675/
Boutiane675/
Bastiang673/
Bhatijan672/
Bottajon672/
Bushtyan671/
Hbastian671/
Bashtyan671/
Basstian671/
Bhastyan671/
Boutiang671/
Bagytjan671/
Bashtian671/
Batijane671/
Bootyang671/
Baustean670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bostjan
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