Šostar Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šostar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šostar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia531:79,78513,729
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Šoštar (527), Sostar (142), Sõstar (47) & Söstar (2) are calculated separately.

Šostar Last Name Facts

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

Šostar is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Šoštar, Sostar, Sõstar or Söstar. Click here for further potential spellings of Šostar.

How Common Is The Last Name Šostar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šostar is the 2,580,327th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Šostar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šostar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 79,785. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Zagreb County, where 28 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 17 percent reside and Požega-Slavonia County, where 17 percent reside. Not including Croatia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 2 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šoštar94527/
Sostar94142/
Šoustar9248/
Sõstar8947/
Söstar892/
Šustar8371/
Soostar7720/
Chostar7716/
Soustar774/
Sostare773/
Soshtar772/
Shostar772/
Szostar771/
Sostear771/
Šoustarová7539/
Satar73100,054/
Sotar73476/
Zotar73247/
Šatar731/
Schostar7112/
Shoshtar719/
Sattar67238,964/
Sathar6710,746/
Soutar673,679/
Satare671,653/
Satarh671,469/
Shatar671,410/
Šuštar671,224/
Sataar67931/
Sustar67472/
Sothar67356/
Sottar67118/
Sotare6779/
Sastar6778/
Chotar6771/
Sautar6758/
Sataur6757/
Zottar6744/
Saatar6731/
Shooshtar6730/
Shotar6713/
Shoushtar6713/
Sahtar6712/
Satgar6711/
Sotahr6710/
Sootar6710/
Satair6710/
Soytar678/
Szatar677/
Sestar676/
Satatr675/
Southstar675/
Suštar674/
Sadtar674/
Sotear673/
Siatar673/
Sohtar673/
Satear673/
Ssatar673/
Satart672/
Satarr672/
Zastar672/
Sotgar671/
Sotaur671/
Zoutar671/
Satasr671/
Sotarz671/
Sotarh671/
Zustar671/
Hsatar671/
Sostor670/
Seutar670/

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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 Šostar
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