Soltys Surname

64,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Soltys Surname Definition:

(Polish) The official who performed the duties of a magistrate or mayor of a village.

Soltys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3,7641:12,0941,554
United States1,9031:190,46718,884
Canada5531:66,6297,708
Russia2931:491,88845,508
France1931:344,15951,782
Argentina1321:323,81425,647
Iran1231:624,24834,230
Brazil1171:1,829,69559,051
England1171:476,22330,919
Transnistria681:6,9811,346
Poland641:593,88754,038
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Austria581:146,81819,663
Australia481:562,41041,290
Slovakia471:113,54121,338
Kazakhstan401:442,06233,686
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Norway311:165,88020,092
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Sweden121:820,56361,223
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Wales41:773,63329,106
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šoltys94942/
Soltyš948/
Sholtys92120/
Szoltys9232/
Soltysh925/
Soltyts921/
Solteys921/
Šoltýs89524/
Soltýš891/
Sholtysh8659/
Scholtys8639/
Shoultys8610/
Soltyseh861/
Soltis835,019/
Soltes831,855/
Saltys8399/
Sołtys8378/
Soltész774,884/
Soltesz771,414/
Sholtis77847/
Szołtys77397/
Sholtes77242/
Soultis77236/
Soltych7773/
Soltess7761/
Saltysh7748/
Soltish7729/
Soltisz7722/
Solties7711/
Soltese7710/
Szoltis778/
Szaltys777/
Soultes772/
Shaltys772/
Soltiss771/
Soltais770/
Sholtysova754/
Szoltysová753/
Scholtes716,026/
Scholtis71223/
Shultays71147/
Shoultes71144/
Zsoltész7152/
Sholtess7135/
Scholtès716/
Sholteis715/
Sholtiss714/
Sholties714/
Shoultis713/
Zsoltesz711/
Saltysch711/
Scholtés711/
Soultesz711/
Šoltés671,565/
Šoltysová67765/
Saltis67617/
Šoltis67336/
Sultis67153/
Šoltes67140/
Sultes67125/
Soltez6799/
Šoltís6794/
Saltes6758/
Soltesova6750/
Soltisova6748/
Šaltys6743/
Soltiz6743/
Šultys6738/
Saltysova6713/
Schoultis6712/
Soltésová677/
Soltyšová676/
Soltiş674/
Śoltés673/
Scholtesz672/
Solteß671/
Soltesová671/
Šoltysova671/
Zaltys671/
Zoltis671/
Schoultes671/
Shulthays671/
Soltésova671/
Scholtess671/
Saltés671/
Schoeltes670/
Shoolties670/

Soltys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soltys in the Russian language
Солтысsoltys-

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