Strilets Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Strilets Surname User-submission:

Strilets comes from the Ukrainian word Cтрілець meaning 'rifleman' or 'shooter,' as in the protector of the Tsar / palace guard.

The name is also transcribed commonly as Cтрілец in Ukrainian or Стрилец in Russian. Most times Strilets is transcribed as Strelets, Strilits, Strilet and Streelets due to influences from Ellis-Island Customs.

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Strilets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2821:511,07546,879
Belarus261:365,42538,396
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Strilets Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Strilets comes from the Ukrainian word Cтрілець meaning 'rifleman' or 'shooter,' as in the protector of the Tsar / palace guard.

The name is also transcribed commonly as Cтрілец in Ukrainian or Стрилец in Russian. Most times Strilets is transcribed as Strelets, Strilits, Strilet and Streelets due to influences from Ellis-Island Customs.

The last name is pronounced Sih-three-leh-tszh. However it is commonly mispronounced as Sih-three-lets. Both forms are popular pronunciations of the name.

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Strilets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Strilets (Russian: Стрилец) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Strilets? popularity and diffusion

The surname Strilets is the 760,012th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname Strilets occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Strilets live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 511,075. In Russia it is mostly found in: Kursk Oblast, where 14 percent are found, Irkutsk Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Strilets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Strilets are 22.46% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Strilets earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $48,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strilet9311/
Strelets8810,502/
Strylets88360/
Strilecs882/
Strulets881/
Streiles881/
Strailes881/
Striletz881/
Strile863/
Striley80219/
Straile80178/
Striler80173/
Strelet80161/
Strilec8084/
Streile8026/
Streles806/
Stritle801/
Striele801/
Strilez801/
Streiler75134/
Streletz75129/
Strailey7563/
Struletz7530/
Streitle7525/
Stryletz758/
Strelecs754/
Streilis753/
Strailer751/
Struille751/
Streletc751/
Striluis751/
Strailie750/
Strieley750/
Sthriele750/
Streiley750/
Strittle750/
Streletsova743/
Streitellet741/
Strele71577/
Streitler71174/
Strzeletz7167/
Strila7141/
Strettles7110/
Strēle715/
Streisler712/
Stricelle711/
Sträle711/
Streleass711/
Streileer711/
Struillie711/
Strehletz711/
Strily710/
Strehle673,793/
Strelec671,628/
Strähle67958/
Streule67701/
Strelis67305/
Stroili67298/
Stroila67251/
Streyle67249/
Straily67152/
Stroilă67143/
Strilić6790/
Streily6764/
Strayle6761/
Streili6727/
Strelez6718/
Strilic6717/
Streler6716/
Strioli6714/
Striela6712/
Strilio6711/
Shtrele6711/
Streley678/
Strelea676/
Strēlis674/
Strelys672/
Streila672/
Strilecová672/
Struili671/
Strelie671/
Strelex671/
Streleu671/
Striely670/
Streele670/

Strilets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strilets in the Russian language
Стрилецstrilec-

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