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 last name Sylte is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylte? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 322,699th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,304,105 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Sylte are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 7,780. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 68 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 22 percent are found and Central Norway, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Sylte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sylte has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sylte surname are 8.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.97% being registered with 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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