Silter Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Silter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Silter (29) may also be a first name.

Silter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silter (Russian: Силтер) is found most in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Silter.

How Common Is The Last Name Silter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Silter reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent given name globally, held by 29 people.

The last name Silter is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 52 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 39 percent live and Hamburg, where 4 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Silter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silter last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siltere928/
Shilter923/
Siltear921/
Sislter920/
Silte9118/
Schilter861,044/
Shcilter861/
Shildter860/
Sölter831,813/
Selter831,679/
Sülter8372/
Gilter8342/
Siltie8325/
Shilte8320/
Sleter8317/
Sälter8314/
Sylter837/
Sielte831/
Zilter831/
Sølter831/
Schielter801/
Schilther801/
Soelter77341/
Schilte77336/
Schlter77276/
Suelter77159/
Shelter7755/
Szleter7752/
Seltier7744/
Sletter779/
Selther775/
Shltere773/
Seltger772/
Gillter772/
Geslter771/
Shiltey771/
Seulter771/
Selteer771/
Gielter771/
Giltert771/
Djilter771/
Shleter770/
Slether770/
Silttey770/
Scelter770/
Sylte731,156/
Silta73150/
Selte73119/
Silti7335/
Zilte7314/
Şilte7310/
Silty731/
Cilte731/
Schelter711,294/
Schülter71301/
Schleter71290/
Slåtterø719/
Schälter717/
Szletter716/
Shletter712/
Schlûter712/
Gilthere711/
Schiltez711/
Slehtere711/
Sletther711/
Sheltter711/
Schillte710/
Slettger710/
Sheltere710/
Schielte710/
Shelte67709/
Schletter67597/
Schuelter67513/
Zelter67351/
Gelter67317/
Ciltea67205/
Sylthe67135/
Syltie6782/
Cülter6753/
Sletterød6737/
Seldte6723/
Şiltir6723/
Zälter6718/
Cleter6717/
Chilte6713/
Jelter6711/
Seltes677/
Cilthe675/
Selthe674/
Shilti674/
Celter673/
Siltio673/
Seltey672/
Seltea672/
Scheelter671/
Shylte671/
Siltaj671/
Sellte671/
Seltez671/
Seltie671/
Syllte671/
Syltes671/
Scheltert671/
Suelte671/
Scilta671/
Cilterová671/
Scheulter671/
Shilty670/
Schellter670/
Scelte670/
Seltte670/
Schiltess670/

Silter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silter in the Russian language
Силтерsilter-

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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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  • 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 Silter
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