Silts Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Silts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Latvia221:93,18413,456
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Silts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silts has its highest incidence in Estonia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Silts occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Silts live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Silts is most common in Estonia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 57,470. Apart from Estonia Silts occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 46 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Silts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silts has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilts911,180/
Sielts912/
Sillts910/
Silt8925/
Schilts836/
Shildts830/
Gilts80377/
Shilt80326/
Siltz8060/
Selts8047/
Slets8036/
Silte8018/
Silds804/
Silcs802/
Sielt801/
Jilts800/
Shlts800/
Schildts7733/
Siltsova7724/
Schilt731,867/
Shiltz73335/
Shildt73216/
Shelts73194/
Sields7366/
Shilds7339/
Shilte7320/
Shlets7315/
Chilts7313/
Gillts732/
Suelts731/
Sisltd731/
Sielte731/
Scildt731/
Sletsø731/
Schlts731/
Sletts730/
Schiltz677,230/
Selt676,479/
Schildt674,163/
Sild671,301/
Silz67992/
Schilte67336/
Cilt67134/
Schelts67100/
Schilds6794/
Silc6787/
Zilt6779/
Slettås6748/
Sylt6726/
Sült6721/
Giltsch6717/
Sletsjø6716/
Schielt675/
Jlts673/
Schiltt673/
Schiltd672/
Slåttås672/
Schiltc672/
Sltz671/
Schiltsova671/
Shletds671/
Sheelts671/
Schlets671/
Sletshe671/
Sltx671/
Shildtz670/
Shillds670/
Shiltze670/
Schuilt670/
Shiolds670/

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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
  • 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 Silts
  • 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