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

The surname Šota is found most in Croatia. It can be rendered as: Sota, Şota or Sóta. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šota? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Šota is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Šota live; 70 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 48,052. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated 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 found 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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