Sulter Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sulter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
France641:1,037,855114,367
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia301:899,85754,700
England281:1,989,93178,001
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Sülter (72) & Šulter (38) are calculated separately.

Sulter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulter is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant: Sülter or Šulter. For other possible spellings of Sulter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Sulter are found; 32 percent are found in Western Europe and 24 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 255,866. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 24 percent live, South Holland, where 21 percent live and Limburg, where 18 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Sulter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sulter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sulter last name fell 51 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sulter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sulter surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sulter earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning R 252,468 per year and in United States they earn 26.44% less than the national average, earning $31,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sülter9472/
Šulter9438/
Saulter921,484/
Shulter9238/
Soulter9230/
Szulter925/
Seulter921/
Sculter920/
Sultger920/
Sulte91395/
Schulter861,326/
Saultier8674/
Shaulter8614/
Shoulter868/
Shuelter862/
Soultier860/
Shultier860/
Scoulter860/
Shuulter860/
Solter83688/
Culter83409/
Shulte83217/
Sultes83125/
Siulte8320/
Szulte8312/
Sultie837/
Sultea835/
Sultez834/
Saulte833/
Sulteș832/
Soulte831/
Sultey830/
Schultert802/
Schoulter801/
Sulterova801/
Scheulter801/
Schulteir800/
Schulterz800/
Schulte77100,882/
Soelter77341/
Shultes77267/
Sholter77138/
Shultie7732/
Saultes7711/
Soultez7711/
Solther7710/
Cultter774/
Shilter773/
Soultes772/
Sultesz772/
Culther771/
Shullte771/
Shultea771/
Shoulte771/
Soltier771/
Zultere771/
Soultre771/
Szolter771/
Shultey770/
Shultez770/
Shultge770/
Shaulte770/
Saultez770/
Shultee770/
Saultre770/
Schultheir751/
Sulta73604/
Solte73248/
Sulti73234/
Sulty7394/
Zulte734/
Šulte731/
Schülter71301/
Schultea71151/
Shoultes71144/
Schoulte7153/
Sultaire7140/
Coulther7127/
Schultez7125/
Schulteß7119/
Schulted715/
Coullter714/
Shultess713/
Schultie713/
Shulteis713/
Schultte713/
Coultter713/
Shulteiz713/
Shultees712/
Schultee712/
Choulter711/
Dcoulter711/
Schuylte711/
Shoultey711/
Soultesz711/
Schutlte711/
Schulterova711/
Sultheis711/
Chaulter710/
Schultey710/
Schuldte710/
Schaulte710/
Shildter710/
Shoultie710/
Schultheire710/
Schullte710/
Scheulte710/
Schulteis67747/
Szulta67546/
Sultis67153/
Soulti67130/
Schulthes6785/
Shultheis6767/
Schulthei6748/
Shulta6745/
Sjolte6731/
Sultio6728/
Soultaire6725/
Sultiz6724/
Sultha6719/
Sholte6716/
Šultes6716/
Schultess6713/
Schulteiß679/
Soltea677/
Šulterová677/
Sultaa675/
Zolter674/
Sollte674/
Shulti674/
Schultheß674/
Shulty673/
Schultesz673/
Soulty672/
Sultaj672/
Soltie672/
Sultih672/
Sultirova672/
Cultir671/
Chulte671/
Scholtter671/
Schoultes671/
Shulthess671/
Zsolte671/
D'Coulter671/
D'Schulte671/
Shultheip670/
Saulty670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sulter
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