Šota Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia881:48,0529,301
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sota (10,925), Şota (1) & Sóta (1) are calculated separately.

Šota Last Name Facts

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

Šota occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sota, Şota or Sóta. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šota? popularity and diffusion

Šota is the 1,491,356th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Šota are found; 70 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 48,052. In Croatia Šota is primarily found in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 40 percent live, Osijek-Baranja County, where 27 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 26 percent live and Serbia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sota9210,925/
Şota921/
Šouta8967/
Šotta897/
Sóta831/
Zota754,991/
Çota751,580/
Šoti75518/
Šata7552/
Šoto7542/
Xota7524/
Chota6721,296/
Soita6710,622/
Szota671,980/
Sotta671,923/
Sosta671,895/
Zotta671,873/
Zotaj671,211/
Souta67998/
Shota67953/
Siota67812/
Sotha67801/
Šatas67645/
Zotea67447/
Sotea67406/
Xotta67379/
Sotoa67249/
Zoita67174/
Soota67144/
Zotaa67143/
Sohta67120/
Suota67111/
Sotai67101/
Çotaj6791/
Šostý6781/
Soyta6779/
Šostá6769/
Sotas6769/
Šatai6767/
Xhota6751/
Sotaa6747/
Sotaj6741/
Zoota6738/
Zotha6734/
Sotga6716/
Sotah6716/
Zotay6715/
Šahta6714/
Zouta6712/
Sotay6710/
Sojta676/
Šosty675/
Şotea675/
Sodta674/
Sotat674/
Sgota672/
Šauta672/
Çosta671/
Sotad671/
Šotér671/
Sotau671/
Xoyta671/
Šoter671/

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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 Šota
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