Soltys Surname
Approximately 7,822 people bear this surname
Soltys Surname Definition:
(Polish) The official who performed the duties of a magistrate or mayor of a village.
Soltys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 3,764 | 1:12,094 | 1,554 |
| United States | 1,903 | 1:190,467 | 18,884 |
| Canada | 553 | 1:66,629 | 7,708 |
| Russia | 293 | 1:491,888 | 45,508 |
| France | 193 | 1:344,159 | 51,782 |
| Argentina | 132 | 1:323,814 | 25,647 |
| Iran | 123 | 1:624,248 | 34,230 |
| Brazil | 117 | 1:1,829,695 | 59,051 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| Transnistria | 68 | 1:6,981 | 1,346 |
| Poland | 64 | 1:593,887 | 54,038 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Austria | 58 | 1:146,818 | 19,663 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Slovakia | 47 | 1:113,541 | 21,338 |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 1:442,062 | 33,686 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Belarus | 25 | 1:380,042 | 39,396 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Šoltys (942), Soltyš (8), Šoltýs (524) & Soltýš (1) are calculated separately.
Soltys (10) may also be a first name.
Soltys Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) The official who performed the duties of a magistrate or mayor of a village.
Soltys Demographics
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Soltys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soltys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soltys (Russian: Солтыс) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Šoltys, Soltyš, Šoltýs or Soltýš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soltys? popularity and diffusion
It is the 64,007th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 931,673 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Soltys live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Soltys is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 3,764 people, or 1 in 12,094. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 36 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 19 percent live and Rivne Oblast, where 11 percent live. Other than Ukraine it exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Soltys Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Soltys surname is primarily Orthodox (84%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Soltys last name are 3.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.86% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Soltys earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.31% less than the national average, earning 210,033 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $48,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,802 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soltys Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soltys in the Russian language | ||
| Солтыс | soltys | - |
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