Sylta Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sylta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2781:18,4972,327
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sylta (182) may also be a first name.

Sylta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylta is found most in Norway. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sylta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sylta is the 937,786th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sylta reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia. Sylta is also the 675,152nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 182 people.

The surname Sylta is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 18,497. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 87 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 10 percent live and Central Norway, where 1 percent live. Beside Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Sylta Last Name Statistics demography

Sylta earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning 334,244 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylte801,156/
Silta80150/
Selta8025/
Sylto801/
Scelta73256/
Sylthe73135/
Suelta73129/
Syltie7382/
Syltøy7368/
Shilta7345/
Sylter737/
Shelta736/
Silhta733/
Seltha732/
Seltea732/
Siltağ731/
Shylte731/
Seltay731/
Seltaj731/
Scilta731/
Seelta731/
Syltes731/
Syllte731/
Seltas731/
Siltaj731/
Chylta731/
Shillta6721/
Schylte671/
Silteau671/
Sheltta671/
Sheelta671/
Shsilta671/

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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 Sylta
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