Šoštar Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Šoštar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 374 | 1:11,306 | 2,113 |
| Slovenia | 151 | 1:16,475 | 3,846 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Šostar (56), Sostar (142), Sõstar (47) & Söstar (2) are calculated separately.
Šoštar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šoštar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šoštar (Marathi: टर) is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Šostar, Sostar, Sõstar or Söstar. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Šoštar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 591,720th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. The surname Šoštar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoštar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 11,306. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 34 percent live, Zagreb County, where 28 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 16 percent live. Beside Croatia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 29 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šostar | 94 | 56 | / |
| Sostar | 89 | 142 | / |
| Šuštar | 83 | 1,224 | / |
| Sõstar | 83 | 47 | / |
| Söstar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Šoustar | 77 | 48 | / |
| Sotar | 73 | 476 | / |
| Zotar | 73 | 247 | / |
| Šatar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soutar | 67 | 3,679 | / |
| Sothar | 67 | 356 | / |
| Sottar | 67 | 118 | / |
| Sotare | 67 | 79 | / |
| Šustar | 67 | 71 | / |
| Chotar | 67 | 71 | / |
| Zottar | 67 | 44 | / |
| Shotar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sotahr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sootar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soytar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Suštar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sotear | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sohtar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sotarh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sotarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoutar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sotgar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sotaur | 67 | 1 | / |
Šoštar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Šoštar in the Marathi language | ||
| टर | tara | - |
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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 Šoštar
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