Shot Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shot Surname Definition:

Johannes Schote, et Matilda uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Sissot Scote, 1379: ibid.

(2) Local; v. Shutt and Shute.

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Shot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7541:60,3758,713
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Israel1111:77,0969,393
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Jordan301:294,74810,946
India221:34,866,608408,224
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Shot (303) may also be a first name.

Shot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the Scot'; compare Shutt and Scutt. The two entries following are placed together:

Johannes Schote, et Matilda uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Sissot Scote, 1379: ibid.

(2) Local; v. Shutt and Shute.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Perhaps a corruption of Shotts, a parish in co. Lanark.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shot Last Name Facts

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

Shot (Georgian: შოთ, Hindi: शॉत, Marathi: शोत) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shot? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shot is the 281,955th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,327,153 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Shot are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 505,965th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 303 people.

The surname Shot is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 754 people, or 1 in 60,375. In Ukraine Shot is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 77 percent live, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 3 percent live and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 3 percent live. Not including Ukraine this surname is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Shot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shot surname increased 136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shot surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shot are 8.49% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shot earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $36,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schot893,545/
Shott892,614/
Shout89990/
Shost89825/
Shote89711/
Shoot89567/
Shots89133/
Shhot8919/
Shoet897/
Shoth895/
Shoit894/
Shuot892/
Shodt890/
Sho8615,498/
Sot866,602/
Schott8040,470/
Shotts802,048/
Shouth801,665/
Schoot801,060/
Schots80813/
Schout80791/
Shoots80531/
Schoth80277/
Schodt80228/
Shoudt80139/
Shoutz80116/
Shoute8098/
Shouts8072/
Shoote8034/
Schost8021/
Shoust8020/
Shoste8012/
Shotte8011/
Shoutd809/
Shoost803/
Shoith802/
Jschot801/
Schoet801/
Shothe801/
Shoits801/
Shoett801/
Schozt801/
Shoitt801/
Shoutt800/
Shottz800/
Shoott800/
Schoit800/
Shodts800/
Chot7520,447/
Shoo7516,174/
Szot758,130/
Shut757,252/
Shou756,260/
Shat752,931/
Shoa752,666/
Sote752,446/
Soit752,233/
Soth751,680/
Sott751,241/
Sots751,031/
Soet75897/
Shop75768/
Sost75666/
Shoy75643/
Sout75608/
Saht75563/
Siot75554/
Soot75518/
Suot75438/
Shuo75400/
Shoh75387/
Scho75331/
Shoi75243/
Sodt75173/
Shod7596/
Shho7560/
Shos7556/
Shoj7524/
Shoz7516/
Hsho7514/
Soht756/
Soyt754/
Ssho753/
Jsho753/
Sgot753/
Sotp752/
Shgo751/
Xhot751/
Sjot751/
Sotd751/
Jsot751/
Suht750/
Schoots73941/
Schoute73637/
Shaouth73195/
Shotova73179/
Schoett7386/
Schoult7379/
Schoudt7351/
Schooth7338/
Schoodt7334/
Schootz7311/
Schoste736/
Schoust735/
Schuoht733/
Shotowa733/
Shchots733/
Shoshte732/
Shoutts732/
Schoedt732/
Schocht732/
Shchost732/
Schouth731/
Schgodt731/
Schuote731/
Schuott731/
Schuotz731/
Shoutte731/
Shchott731/
Shouthe731/
Schottt731/
Schoidt731/
Schoite731/
Schoott730/
Shuodth730/
Schothe730/
Shochtz730/
Schoitz730/
So671,141,441/
Shaat6711,988/
Schut678,083/
Sahat677,261/
Shutt677,118/
Shute677,098/
Shoup677,082/
Schou675,481/
Shoop675,235/
Chuot675,223/
Shuit674,204/
Shust673,982/
Shats672,970/
Schoo672,431/
Suoth672,234/
Chott672,175/
Szott671,687/
Chote671,429/
Soots671,417/
Shate671,333/
Schat671,106/
Sacht671,015/
Shosh67988/
Sahut67960/
Shood67624/
Shadt67548/
Soost67531/
Shath67509/
Shaut67450/
Shoip67447/
Shopp67424/
Szost67360/
Sothe67328/
Shous67289/
Sotte67287/
Siote67249/
Chout67235/
Schoy67230/
Schoß67219/
Sahth67213/
Shast67211/
Soste67208/
Soiht67201/
Schotsch67178/
Sohst67173/
Shoch67132/
Soute67124/
Shsho67124/
Shhat67124/
Shoss67123/
Sohut67117/
Shoid67108/
Shatt67101/
Shouh6798/
Soust6792/
Schod6792/
Schoj6788/
Schoh6784/
Choot6782/
Sooth6777/
Shopf6771/
Shoud6761/
Chhot6758/
Shaht6756/
Sucht6754/
Souts6751/
Soodt6750/
Choit6745/
Shudt6742/
Shoytova6738/
Sosht6737/
Shhod6736/
Shoed6734/
Soote6732/
Shoys6724/
Sohte6723/
Schüt6723/
Shodd6717/
Soite6717/
Sshoo6716/
Schoi6716/
Shuth6715/
Soedt6715/
Soett6715/
Schůt6715/
Shoos6714/
Chots6712/
Sjodt6711/
Chost6710/
Sohtz6710/
Shoitova6710/
Suote6710/
Åsgot6710/
Sheut679/
Schoa679/
Soutz678/
Sotts677/
Choyt677/
Sotch677/
Soott676/
Shootova676/
Shhoo676/
Shoutova675/
Soeht675/
Soths675/
Shodh675/
Siott673/
Socht673/
Schoz673/
Shatd673/
Shcho673/
Soddt672/
Shooh672/
Souht672/
Szoit672/
Shuod672/
Soutt671/
Schotova671/
Sasht671/
Schothsh671/
Shsso671/
Suhst671/
Suott671/
Sxott671/
Schoottz671/
Soudt671/
Sohtt671/
Shatp671/
Sjoht671/
Sjout671/
Shgoo671/
Shouz671/
Shooa671/
Shoih671/
Soëte671/
Soydt671/
Sahts671/
Schotová671/
Schottte671/
Shogy671/
Shuoe671/
Shuoh671/
Shoiz671/
Szoot671/
Sshod671/
Xsott671/
Hsout671/
Shoyd670/
Chodt670/
Soits670/
Shooe670/
Suots670/
Shuoy670/
Shutd670/
Soyte670/
Sootz670/
Sodtz670/
Shods670/
Shoux670/

Shot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shot in the Georgian language
შოთshot-
Shot in the Hindi language
शॉतsota-
Shot in the Marathi language
शोतsota-

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