Šestić Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

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

Šestić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šestić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5391:6,5611,333
Croatia1881:22,4934,709
Serbia511:140,0979,935
Slovenia301:82,92210,664
Montenegro151:42,6383,031
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sestić (32), Šeštić (1), Šestič (1) & Sestic (107) are calculated separately.

Šestić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šestić has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be rendered as: Sestić, Šeštić, Šestič or Sestic. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šestić? popularity and diffusion

It is the 420,906th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. The surname Šestić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šestić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Šestić is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 539 people, or 1 in 6,561. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Republika Srpska, where 76 percent reside, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 24 percent reside and Brčko District, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina Šestić exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 23 percent reside and Serbia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sestić9432/
Šeštić941/
Šestič941/
Šetić91110/
Sestic89107/
Šostić8310/
Cestić832/
Zestić831/
Shestić771/
Chestić771/
Cetić7398/
Zetić7378/
Šitić7322/
Setić7310/
Sitić734/
Zetaić67167/
Sastić6731/
Cestic6715/
Sostić671/

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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 Šestić
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