Šojat Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šojat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šojat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4811:8,7911,511
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Sojat (115) are calculated separately.

Šojat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šojat is found most frequently in Croatia. It can be rendered as a variant: Sojat. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šojat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 606,498th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. The surname Šojat is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šojat are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šojat is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 481 people, or 1 in 8,791. In Croatia it is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 17 percent live, Lika-Senj County, where 16 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 14 percent live. Not including Croatia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 3 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sojat93115/
Šoja89430/
Šejat8020/
Zojat801/
Šojatová776/
Shojat733/
Sojath732/
Soujat731/
Sojeat731/
Soja6715,269/
Shojaat67915/
Zoja67395/
Šeat6765/
Šajt6756/
Soujath6722/
Šaja6722/
Šoľa6713/
Šojč677/
Šaut677/
Šojo676/
Schojat674/
Shoujat673/
Šeja671/
Soujhat671/
Shojjat671/
Šója671/
Šosa671/
Šija671/

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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
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  • 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 Šojat
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