Silton Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Silton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
England231:2,422,52489,093
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Şilton (8) are calculated separately.

Silton (492) may also be a first name.

Silton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silton is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Şilton. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 874,560th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name Silton is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Silton are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 383,044th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 492 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States Silton is most common in: California, where 25 percent live, Massachusetts, where 18 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Silton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silton last name increased 772 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silton last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Silton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.3% more than the national average, earning $52,341 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şilton948/
Shilton922,433/
Silthon921/
Suilton921/
Scilton921/
Sielton920/
Slton910/
Schilton8620/
Shiltone862/
Shillton861/
Siltoine861/
Siltan831,494/
Gilton83521/
Selton83271/
Zilton8352/
Jilton8339/
Cilton833/
Sleton831/
Sylton831/
Hslton831/
Schiltone801/
Schiltong800/
Shelton77132,199/
Chilton7715,792/
Sletton7739/
Shleton7717/
Selthon7714/
Siltane7713/
Soelton7712/
Suiltan775/
Saelton774/
Scelton773/
Silthom772/
Silthan772/
Suelton772/
Seltone772/
Gillton772/
Sellton772/
Zielton771/
Shylton771/
Jillton771/
Giltton771/
Sehlton771/
Giltone770/
Giltoon770/
Sltan73738/
Zlton731/
Schelton7147/
Soelthon7144/
Chislton7118/
Shellton7115/
Chillton715/
Seltoing712/
Sheldton712/
Chiltoon712/
Shelthon711/
Hshelton711/
Shilttan711/
Sheltoin711/
Sheltone711/
Sheltonn711/
Sheltton711/
Cilthong711/
Chiltone711/
Sheltoon710/
Celton67795/
Cleton67492/
Seltan67237/
Gelton67122/
Seltun67103/
Giltom6781/
Ciltan6744/
Syltan6739/
Jelton6735/
Zelton6718/
Sltanh678/
Siltanova675/
Seltün675/
Giltan674/
D'Shelton672/
Çiltan672/
Schiltgan671/
Xylton671/
Hxlton671/
Chlton671/
Sheltonne671/
Shltan671/
Siltam671/
Söltan671/
Schoelton670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silton
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