Šošević Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Šošević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šošević Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Kosovo121:155,1566,641
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876

The alternate forms: Sosević (6) & Sosevic (24) are calculated separately.

Šošević Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šošević is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sosević or Sosevic. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šošević? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šošević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Šošević is most widespread in Serbia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 324,770. In Serbia it is primarily found in: Belgrade, where 50 percent live, South Banat District, where 41 percent live and Nišava District, where 5 percent live. Not including Serbia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 27 percent live and Croatia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sosević906/
Šešević8695/
Šušević8625/
Sosevic8624/
Šućević7149/
Šasović7139/
Šašović7134/
Sočević7114/
Zocević712/
Šešović711/
Šačević711/
Šučević711/
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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 Šošević
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