Šošter Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Šošter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 116 | 1:21,445 | 4,766 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Šoster (142), Soster (2,055), Sõster (42), Söster (1), Sôster (1) & Sóster (1) are calculated separately.
Šošter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šošter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šošter is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Šoster, Soster, Sõster, Söster, Sôster or Sóster. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šošter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šošter reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Šošter is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 21,445. In Slovenia it is most common in: Drava, where 79 percent are found, Savinja, where 16 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 3 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šoster | 94 | 142 | / |
| Šoter | 91 | 1 | / |
| Soster | 89 | 2,055 | / |
| Šušter | 83 | 45 | / |
| Sõster | 83 | 42 | / |
| Šotter | 83 | 13 | / |
| Söster | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sôster | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sóster | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soter | 73 | 2,179 | / |
| Šater | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zoter | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šotér | 73 | 1 | / |
| Šoterová | 71 | 8 | / |
| Souter | 67 | 7,220 | / |
| Zotter | 67 | 2,265 | / |
| Šuster | 67 | 1,211 | / |
| Sooter | 67 | 1,158 | / |
| Sotter | 67 | 549 | / |
| Sotier | 67 | 241 | / |
| Sother | 67 | 153 | / |
| Shoter | 67 | 71 | / |
| Sotere | 67 | 66 | / |
| Zsoter | 67 | 52 | / |
| Choter | 67 | 46 | / |
| Soyter | 67 | 42 | / |
| Šotterová | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sodter | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zoster | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sotear | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zooter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soiter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zouter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szoter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zother | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sioter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoiter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoyter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xoster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suoter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soteer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šošter
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