Šakotić Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šakotić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šakotić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina8571:4,126832
Serbia991:72,1716,417
Montenegro441:14,5361,863
Croatia431:98,34015,803
Slovenia181:138,20413,237

The alternate forms: Sakotić (21), Šakotic (1) & Sakotic (106) are calculated separately.

Šakotić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šakotić is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sakotić, Šakotic or Sakotic. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šakotić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šakotić is the 345,133rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,868,564 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šakotić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šakotić is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 857 people, or 1 in 4,126. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šakotić is primarily found in: Republika Srpska, where 97 percent are found, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent are found and Brčko District, where 0 percent are found. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 9 percent are found and Montenegro, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakotić9521/
Šakotic951/
Sakotic90106/
Škatić771/
Cikotić71446/
Čikotić71204/
Šegotić7131/
Šagodić7119/
Zekotić717/
Ćikotić712/
Zawkotki671/
Sakoutig671/
Shakotich631/
Szakatics5039/
Szakatits504/

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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 Šakotić
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