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

Sylten has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Sylten reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 72,427. In Norway Sylten is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 63 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Sylten
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