Šótér Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šótér Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šótér 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
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Sótér (331), Šotér (1), Sőtér (53), Sóter (8), Sötér (6), Sotér (1), Šoter (1), Soter (2,179) & Söter (10) are calculated separately.

Šótér Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šótér is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Sótér, Šotér, Sőtér, Sóter, Sötér, Sotér, Šoter, Soter or Söter. Click here for further possible spellings of Šótér.

How Common Is The Last Name Šótér? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Šótér occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šótér reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 533,645. In Slovakia Šótér is most frequent in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Slovakia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 17 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
Sótér93331/
Šotér931/
Štér8949/
Sőtér8753/
Sóter878/
Sötér876/
Sotér871/
Šoter871/
Soter802,179/
Söter8010/
Šótérová7710/
Zsótér731,194/
Szótér7325/
Štor67404/
Šter67300/
Štúr6760/
Stér6743/
Štir6710/
Štur673/
Štór673/
Štör671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Šótér
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis