Soltész Surname

97,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Soltész Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soltész Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4,7471:2,068235
Slovakia881:60,64111,716
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Soltesz (1,414), Šoltész (80) & Šoltesz (10) are calculated separately.

Soltész Last Name Facts

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

Soltész is found most frequently in Hungary. It can be rendered as: Soltesz, Šoltész or Šoltesz. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soltész? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 97,221st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,492,127 people. The last name Soltész is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Soltész reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Hungary, where it is borne by 4,747 people, or 1 in 2,068. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 38 percent live, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 15 percent live and Budapest, where 14 percent live. Barring Hungary it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soltesz951,414/
Šoltész9580/
Zsoltész9352/
Šoltesz9010/
Soltisz8622/
Scholtés801/
Zsoltesz801/
Soultesz801/
Soltys777,822/
Soltis775,019/
Soltes771,855/
Šoltés771,565/
Soltez7799/
Soltiz7743/
Šoltéz776/
Śoltés773/
Saltés771/
Soltésová757/
Scholtesz752/
Soltésova751/
Sholtis71847/
Sholtes71242/
Soultis71236/
Sholtys71120/
Šoltészová71113/
Soltess7161/
Szoltys7132/
Soltish7129/
Saltesz7118/
Solties7111/
Soultez7111/
Solteszova7111/
Soltese7110/
Szoltis718/
Soltysh715/
Sholtez714/
Soultes712/
Solteszová712/
Soltiss711/
Solteys711/
Soltyts711/
Soltais710/
Scholtes676,026/
Scholtis67223/
Shoultes67144/
Sholtysh6759/
Scholtys6739/
Sholtess6735/
Shoultys6710/
Scholtès676/
Sholteis675/
Sholtiss674/
Sholties674/
Scholtésová673/
Shoultis673/
Soltyseh671/
Scholtez671/

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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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  • 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 Soltész
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