Šotra Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

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

Šotra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šotra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina821:43,1275,806
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Montenegro61:106,5944,599

The alternate forms: Sotra (1,062) are calculated separately.

Šotra Last Name Facts

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

Šotra has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also occur as a variant: Sotra. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šotra? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šotra is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šotra reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Šotra is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 43,127. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šotra is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 56 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 44 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 25 percent live and Croatia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotra931,062/
Šora891/
Šatra80174/
Šorga8093/
Çotra8063/
Šoura8033/
Zotra802/
Šátra801/
Šoštraić772/
Soutra73108/
Sohtra7335/
Šustra7324/
Sotrat7322/
Siotra7321/
Chotra7318/
Sostra7317/
Shotra7316/
Sotray7310/
Sothra737/
Sotrea736/
Sottra735/
Sgotra732/
Sotrah732/
Sootra732/
Zotrah731/
Sotraa731/
Sora6729,963/
Zora678,329/
Çora671,943/
Šára67240/
Şora67213/
Soustra67203/
Šara6770/
Šoro6750/
Chhotra6747/
Sothras6719/
Chotras6714/
Chotray6713/
Shotrah6712/
Shotray678/
Sohtrah677/
Xora676/
Sostras676/
Shoutra675/
Shotraj674/
Chotraj673/
Chottra672/
Soodtra671/
Chotrai671/
Šóra671/
Sothrah671/
Soytera671/

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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 Šotra
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