Sholto Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Sholto Surname Definition:

(Celtic) The available evidence is not sufficient to show whether this name is from Gaelic and Irish siolta, a teal, sioltaich, a goosander, or from siol, m., seed, race, clan, with the plenary suff. -tach.

Sholto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England41:13,929,515290,718
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sholto (268) may also be a first name.

Sholto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) The available evidence is not sufficient to show whether this name is from Gaelic and Irish siolta, a teal, sioltaich, a goosander, or from siol, m., seed, race, clan, with the plenary suff. -tach.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sholto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sholto (Russian: Шолто) is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sholto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Sholto live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sholto is also the 543,171st most numerous first name on earth, held by 268 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Sholto is most common in: New York, where 38 percent are found, Maryland, where 25 percent are found and North Carolina, where 25 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Sholto Last Name Statistics demography

Sholto earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sholtoi921/
Solto91114/
Scholtos868/
Shelto83109/
Shalto8370/
Sholta8310/
Soltoy837/
Soulto834/
Soltos832/
Soltot831/
Soltto831/
Shulto831/
Solìto831/
Soilto831/
Soltou831/
Shaltot771,301/
Scholta77227/
Shoulta77139/
Soultos77102/
Soultou7782/
Sholtas7714/
Sheldto773/
Choltos772/
Schulto772/
Sheltoh772/
Zsoltos771/
Solhtto771/
Shelhto771/
Shellto771/
Sheltto771/
Scholtosch752/
Salto7322,193/
Solta73235/
Šolto7318/
Zolto7312/
Sulto734/
Soltó733/
Shaltout7113,690/
Shaltoot712,571/
Shaltuot715/
Shouldta711/
Soltaova711/
Schultos711/
Shoultas710/
Saltos6724,662/
Soltau673,764/
Saltou67167/
Sultoo67106/
Soltah6785/
Soltas6774/
Shulta6745/
Zoltoi6732/
Soltat6725/
Sultot6724/
Shalta6714/
Shelta676/
Saltop676/
Saltoh675/
Chalto675/
Sialto672/
Solteu672/
Saltto671/
Sullto671/
Sallto671/
Cholta671/
Zoilto671/
Seulto671/
Suilto671/
Saltoo671/
Saltot671/
Saulto670/

Sholto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sholto in the Russian language
Шолтоsolto-

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