Szlechta Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szlechta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szlechta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland751:506,78349,442
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada61:6,140,932260,641

Szlechta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szlechta occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szlechta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,918,812th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Szlechta reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 506,783. Besides Poland Szlechta occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Szlechta Last Name Statistics demography

Szlechta earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.19% less than the national average, earning $26,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slechta93965/
Szlachta885,066/
Szlichta88257/
Sletchta886/
Szlochta881/
Slechtas881/
Slehta866/
Schlechta82428/
Szlechter8230/
Szlechtez821/
Šlechta801,080/
Slachta80357/
Slichta8026/
Slechte8024/
Slectha803/
Sleehta802/
Selchta801/
Sleihta800/
Sleta771,312/
Zleta771/
Slechter75137/
Schlecta7515/
Shlekhta757/
Shlichta757/
Slachtha756/
Szlachto753/
Sclichta751/
Schlchta751/
Schlechte71743/
Sletta71528/
Schlachta71409/
Schlechty71233/
Sleichter71200/
Schlichta7198/
Šlehta7178/
Slihta7137/
Shlechter7113/
Szlichter717/
Shleta712/
Slechterr711/
Sleeta711/
Zletah711/
Šlichta6764/
Silleta6711/
Schlita674/
Shlicta674/
Shlihta674/
Sleitas672/
Sleutai671/
Slishta671/
Sleytah671/
Schlechtey671/
Schliechte671/
Zilleta671/
Sleetha670/

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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 Szlechta
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