Shosta Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Shosta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 73 | 1:623,599 | 67,538 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Shosta (19) may also be a first name.
Shosta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shosta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shosta (Hindi: शोस्ता, Russian: Шоста) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shosta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Shosta live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
Shosta is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 623,599. In Ukraine Shosta is mostly concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 51 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 36 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shosta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shosta in the Hindi language | ||
| शोस्ता | sosta | - |
| Shosta in the Russian language | ||
| Шоста | sosta | - |
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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 Shosta
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