Sylmetaj Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Sylmetaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylmetaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo4111:4,530761
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sylmetaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sylmetaj is borne by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sylmetaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylmetaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sylmetaj is the 663,740th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name Sylmetaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Sylmetaj are found; 92 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The surname Sylmetaj is most frequently occurring in Kosovo, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 4,530. In Kosovo Sylmetaj is mostly concentrated in: District of Gjakova, where 89 percent are found, District of Prizren, where 10 percent are found and District of Peja, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Kosovo it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Sylmetaj Last Name Statistics demography

Sylmetaj earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylmeta935/
Selmeta801/
Silmeta801/
Çelmeta67408/
Silmete67135/
Celmeta6738/
Selmita679/
Selmete679/
Silmita672/
Selmeti672/
Shylmester672/
Chelmeta638/
Selmetou631/
Selmette631/
Schelmety5979/
Selmeister5659/
Schelmetty5627/
Sellmeister5349/
Selmite5319/
Schilmeiste531/
Zelmita531/
Schilmeister5030/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sylmetaj
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