Sylten Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sylten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway711:72,42710,169
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Sylten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylten occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sylten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Sylten live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 72,427. In Norway it is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 63 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 10 percent are found. Barring Norway this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Sylten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sylten earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13.94% less than the national average, earning 297,827 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selten83939/
Silten8320/
Shelten7720/
Selteng775/
Syltina771/
Shilten771/
Schilten7186/
Schelten7148/
Schülten711/
Shellten710/
Zelten67215/
Seltin6727/
Celten6727/
Scheltien6724/
Schiolten6713/
Seltyn6711/
Seltün675/
Seltén673/
Scheltenn672/
Sheltn670/
Cilten670/
Zilten670/
Schildten670/
Selting62452/
Chilten6225/
Chelten6214/
Sheltin625/
Seltina625/
Chülten624/
Silting622/
Siltina622/
Sälting621/
Scheltn620/
Scheltin577/
Sheltion574/
Schülting53240/
Schilting5324/
Shcheltin531/
Schelting530/
Zeltin5042/
Çeltin5025/
Seltim507/
Celtin501/

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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 Sylten
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