Shotarov Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Shotarov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shotarov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria401:174,4739,768
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Shotarov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shotarov (Russian: Шотаров) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shotarov.

How Common Is The Last Name Shotarov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Shotarov live; 80 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 174,473. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Smolyan Province, where 93 percent are found, Razgrad Province, where 5 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shotarov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shotarov in the Russian language
Шотаровsotarov-

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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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  • 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 Shotarov
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