Šestan Surname
Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname
Šestan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1,278 | 1:3,309 | 315 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 274 | 1:12,907 | 2,506 |
| Slovenia | 143 | 1:17,396 | 4,037 |
| Serbia | 25 | 1:285,798 | 14,883 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
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.
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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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