Šestan Surname

233,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šestan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šestan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1,2781:3,309315
Bosnia and Herzegovina2741:12,9072,506
Slovenia1431:17,3964,037
Serbia251:285,79814,883
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Sestan (452) are calculated separately.

Šestan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šestan occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Sestan. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šestan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šestan is the 233,904th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,229,568 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šestan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 1,278 people, or 1 in 3,309. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Istria County, where 39 percent reside, Zadar County, where 23 percent reside and Međimurje County, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Croatia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 16 percent reside and Slovenia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sestan94452/
Cestan839/
Shestan779/
Chestan778/
Ceustan773/
Cestane771/
Sestain771/
Cestand771/
Seastan771/
Seestan771/
Cestain770/
Cestant770/
Cetan733,555/
Sitan732,311/
Setan73546/
Zetan7314/
Sytan739/
Xetan737/
Chestang71596/
Chestand7145/
Chestain714/
Schestan711/
Chestant711/
Shiestan711/
Sesthain711/
Seistane711/
Chetan674,114/
Seitan673,800/
Sithan671,649/
Sitang67666/
Sethan67536/
Seston67428/
Saitan67314/
Cetean67276/
Sistan67251/
Çeştan67195/
Seatan67186/
Setane67185/
Sittan67173/
Seytan67108/
Shitan67105/
Zethan6789/
Seetan6788/
Saytan6768/
Soitan6765/
Şeitan6757/
Setang6757/
Shetan6753/
Şeytan6747/
Sietan6741/
Suitan6737/
Settan6727/
Soytan6726/
Zeitan6717/
Ceston6715/
Sastan6715/
Cetang6714/
Sitane6714/
Sostan678/
Šitanc677/
Setean676/
Sehtan675/
Ceytan674/
Sitaun673/
Zeston673/
Sextan673/
Sitain673/
Sidtan672/
Cetane672/
Setanh672/
Zeatan672/
Sitaan672/
Sujtan671/
Schestain671/
Sejtan671/
Syttan671/
Cistan671/
Sitann671/
Systan671/
Zeytan671/
Cetain671/
Chestaing671/
Chesteang671/
Cheastang671/
Xeston671/
Zsetan671/
Setain671/
Sihtan671/
Ssetan671/
Setaan671/
Setaun671/
Cehtan671/
Xhetan671/
Zettan670/
Shoestain670/
Cetant670/

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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 Šestan
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