Sólsker Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Faroe Islands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Sólsker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sólsker Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Faroe Islands461:1,065137
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Solsker (10) are calculated separately.

Sólsker Last Name Facts

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

Sólsker is carried by more people in The Faroe Islands than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Solsker. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sólsker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sólsker reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in The Faroe Islands, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 1,065. Excluding The Faroe Islands it is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solsker9510/
Salske7731/
Solske771/
Saleske7135/
Solskär714/
Salsked710/
Solskjær6748/
Solscher677/
Saleskie675/
Solleske672/
Salesske671/
Salscher670/
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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 Sólsker
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