Sostero Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Sostero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sostero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1811:337,88240,640
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sòstero (2) are calculated separately.

Sostero Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sostero is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sòstero. For other possible spellings of Sostero click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sostero? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Sostero are found; 93 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 337,882. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 41 percent live, Veneto, where 40 percent live and Lombardy, where 15 percent live. Besides Italy this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Sostero Last Name Statistics demography

Sostero earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Italy they earn 68.52% more than the national average, earning €50,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sòstero952/
Sotero9222,579/
Costero861,417/
Sottero86384/
Soteros86189/
Sestero86112/
Soutero8654/
Soteiro8640/
Sostaro8635/
Sothero8614/
Sotehro8611/
Sastero867/
Soterro864/
Soitero862/
Sostreo861/
Soteroh861/
Soteyro861/
Soterzo860/
Shestero80116/
Costeiro80105/
Souteiro8052/
Soterhou808/
Sesteiro802/
Soiteiro801/
Soutiero801/
Sotherop800/
Sotera771,117/
Satero77127/
Zotero7747/
Sotiro7744/
Sotéro777/
Sotreo771/
Sátero771/
Shusterou751/
Southeroy751/
Scosteira751/
Soteras711,949/
Sotiros71238/
Costera71129/
Castero7150/
Sastera7150/
Shatero7133/
Soutera7128/
Chotero7125/
Sotirou7122/
Sestaro7121/
Šostera7117/
Costiro7115/
Sustera7111/
Sautero714/
Sastoro713/
Zastero712/
Soteira712/
Sestera712/
Sateros711/
Sateroy711/
Sotirod711/
Soytera711/
Sestiro711/
Sateiro711/
Sathero711/
Sattero711/
Cesteiro67174/
Shestera67140/
Souteras6740/
Susteras6735/
Casterou6716/
Sotheara6710/
Sestayro675/
Sauterot674/
Costeyra674/
Casteiro672/
Sotereau672/
Satteroy672/
Sotherah671/
Sateeroj671/
Sotirhou671/
Xasterou671/
Shastaro671/
Souteira671/
Shastera670/

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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 Sostero
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