Šošter Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šošter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šošter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1161:21,4454,766
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

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

Šošter is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may be found as: Šoster, Soster, Sõster, Söster, Sôster or Sóster. For other possible spellings of Šošter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šošter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šošter is the 1,683,218th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Šošter is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šošter live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 21,445. In Slovenia Šošter is primarily concentrated in: Drava, where 79 percent live, Savinja, where 16 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 3 percent live. Barring Slovenia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šoster94142/
Šoter911/
Soster892,055/
Šušter8345/
Sõster8342/
Šotter8313/
Söster831/
Sôster831/
Sóster831/
Soter732,179/
Šater732/
Zoter731/
Šotér731/
Šoterová718/
Souter677,220/
Zotter672,265/
Šuster671,211/
Sooter671,158/
Sotter67549/
Sotier67241/
Sother67153/
Shoter6771/
Sotere6766/
Zsoter6752/
Choter6746/
Soyter6742/
Šotterová6715/
Sodter6710/
Zoster6710/
Sotear673/
Zooter673/
Soiter672/
Zouter672/
Szoter672/
Zother672/
Sioter672/
Zoiter672/
Zoyter671/
Xoster671/
Suoter671/
Soteer671/

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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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