Sylte Surname

322,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sylte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6611:7,780808
United States4121:879,75566,617
Canada651:566,85547,218
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Sylte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylte is most common in Norway. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sylte is the 322,699th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Sylte reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Sylte is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 7,780. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 68 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent live and Central Norway, where 6 percent live. Barring Norway this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Sylte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sylte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylte last name grew 1,373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sylte last name are 8.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sylte earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning 319,230 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $47,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.63% more than the national average, earning $58,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylthe91135/
Syltie9182/
Sylter917/
Syltes911/
Syllte911/
Shylte911/
Sylt8926/
Schylte831/
Sylta80280/
Selte80119/
Silte8018/
Shylt805/
Selter731,679/
Shelte73709/
Sülter7372/
Syltøy7368/
Silter7333/
Siltie7325/
Seldte7323/
Shilte7320/
Sälter7314/
Seltes737/
Selthe734/
Seltea732/
Seltey732/
Suelte731/
Sellte731/
Seltez731/
Seltie731/
Sielte731/
Seltte730/
Scelte730/
Selt676,479/
Schelte67357/
Schilte67336/
Schälte6760/
Schyldt6740/
Silt6725/
Sült6721/
Cylt6711/
Selther675/
Syld673/
Schyltz672/
Schhlte671/
Shiltey671/
Selteer671/
Zylt671/
Sheltey670/
Sislter670/
Seeltes670/
Shellte670/
Silttey670/
Scelter670/

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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
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  • 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 Sylte
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