Boštjan Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Boštjan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Boštjan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143

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

Boštjan (12,225) may also be a first name.

Boštjan Last Name Facts

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

Boštjan is most common in Slovenia. It can be found as a variant: Bostjan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boštjan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Boštjan live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Boštjan is also the 53,478th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 12,225 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 621,919. In Slovenia Boštjan is most prevalent in: Carinthia, where 25 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 25 percent are found and Mura, where 25 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bostjan956/
Baštjan862/
Baštijan80110/
Bostajian758/
Bostian711,809/
Bastjan7174/
Bostyan7119/
Bostean7115/
Boistean67312/
Boostian67206/
Bastijan6729/
Boistian676/
Bachtjan675/
Bastjian672/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Boštjan
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