Silte Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Silte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Şilte (10) are calculated separately.

Silte (76) may also be a first name.

Silte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silte (Hindi: सिल्टे) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Şilte. For other potential spellings of Silte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silte? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Silte are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Silte is also the 1,107,702nd most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 76 people.

Silte is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şilte9310/
Silter9133/
Siltie9125/
Shilte9120/
Sielte911/
Silt8925/
Schilte83336/
Shiltey831/
Sislter830/
Silttey830/
Sylte801,156/
Shilt80326/
Silta80150/
Selte80119/
Jilte8055/
Silts8048/
Silti8035/
Slete8030/
Gilte8019/
Zilte8014/
Sltes801/
Sielt801/
Silty801/
Cilte801/
Schiltez771/
Shcilter771/
Schillte770/
Schielte770/
Schilt731,867/
Selter731,679/
Shelte73709/
Slette73601/
Shildt73216/
Ciltea73205/
Sylthe73135/
Syltie7382/
Sülter7372/
Gilter7342/
Sløtte7325/
Seldte7323/
Sleter7317/
Sälter7314/
Chilte7313/
Sletes738/
Jilthe737/
Seltes737/
Sylter737/
Cilthe735/
Selthe734/
Shilti734/
Giltes733/
Giltey733/
Schlte733/
Siltio733/
Slåtte733/
Sielts732/
Seltey732/
Seltea732/
Shylte731/
Siltaj731/
Sellte731/
Seltez731/
Seltie731/
Syllte731/
Syltes731/
Sisltd731/
Scildt731/
Zilter731/
Suelte731/
Scilta731/
Sølter731/
Gilteh730/
Shilty730/
Sillts730/
Scelte730/
Seltte730/
Schilther711/
Schiltess710/
Selt676,479/
Schildt674,163/
Sild671,301/
Schelte67357/
Schlter67276/
Cilt67134/
Sciolti67122/
Zilt6779/
Schälte6760/
Szleter6752/
Sylt6726/
Sült6721/
Sletter679/
Sløttet679/
Schilts676/
Slettes676/
Slta676/
Selther675/
Schielt675/
Slti675/
Schiltt673/
Slettet672/
Schilteová672/
Schølte672/
Gillter672/
Schiltd672/
Chiltte671/
Clte671/
Geslter671/
Zlte671/
Schylte671/
Shsilta671/
Selteer671/
Schilty671/
Djilter671/
Schhlte671/
Sheltey670/
Shleter670/
Seeltes670/
Shellte670/
Giltest670/
Schuilt670/
Slether670/
Scelter670/

Silte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silte in the Hindi language
सिल्टेsilte-

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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
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  • 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 Silte
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