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 also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 937,786th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname Sylta occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sylta reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 675,152nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 182 people.

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

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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