Søster Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Søster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Søster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Søster (24) may also be a first name.

Søster Last Name Facts

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

Søster is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Søster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Søster are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

The surname Søster is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 470,393. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 25 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Denmark this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 35 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Søsæter924/
Øster91255/
Søsæther8612/
Sjøsæter865/
Søsted83130/
Østerø83119/
Ster804,893/
Sjøsæther8021/
Sste8012/
Schster777/
Sjøsted771/
Steer7315,147/
Stier7315,137/
Stehr737,616/
Sterr733,198/
Stere732,484/
Steur732,203/
Stear731,422/
Sterz731,397/
Sæter731,119/
Sterp73500/
Shter73291/
Sther73277/
Steir73250/
Szter7371/
Stert7357/
Østre7342/
Steyr7339/
Støer7333/
Stter7312/
Stejr734/
Sterd733/
Hster732/
Shste732/
Østed732/
Søtje732/
Ssthe731/
Stger731/
Sterh730/
Sjøstedt71100/
Sehester711/
Schshter711/
Sæther676,125/
Steere673,031/
Stiehr67295/
Shteer67218/
Ste67180/
Steart67151/
Steert6799/
Steare6797/
Steahr6763/
Sterdt6755/
Sterre6736/
Stæger6734/
Shteir6729/
Steher6720/
Shtier6719/
Stejre6717/
Støier6717/
Shterr6711/
Steard6710/
Steihr679/
Stőger678/
Steehr676/
Sterzh675/
Stierh674/
Stierz674/
Stheer673/
Sztier672/
Schter672/
Stheur671/
Steird671/
Stÿger671/
Steïer671/
Stdter671/
Stehrz671/
Sthehr671/
Hstter671/
Shstte671/
Stehre671/
Steire671/
Sttier671/
Stertt671/
Sthear671/
Steirz670/
Stesre670/
Stearr670/
Steerr670/
Steerd670/

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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 Søster
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