Šogolj Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

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

Šogolj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šogolj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3361:10,5252,103
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Sogolj (22) are calculated separately.

Šogolj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šogolj is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sogolj. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šogolj? popularity and diffusion

Šogolj is the 781,947th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šogolj live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 10,525. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šogolj is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 0 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Šogolj is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 5 percent live and Slovenia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sogolj9422/
Šagolj83159/
Sogole67251/
Sogoli67128/
Sagolj6770/
Sogola6762/
Zogole6726/
Sogoly675/
Šagalj671/
Shogolaja671/

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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 Šogolj
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