Sülter Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sülter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sülter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Sulter (312) & Šulter (38) are calculated separately.

Sülter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sülter occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Sulter or Šulter. For other possible spellings of Sülter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sülter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sülter reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany Sülter is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 30 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 30 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Sülter is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulter94312/
Šulter8938/
Schülter86301/
Sölter831,813/
Selter831,679/
Solter83688/
Cülter8353/
Silter8333/
Sleter8317/
Sälter8314/
Sylter837/
Sølter831/
Saulter771,484/
Soelter77341/
Schlter77276/
Suelter77159/
Sholter77138/
Shelter7755/
Szleter7752/
Seltier7744/
Shulter7738/
Soulter7730/
Solther7710/
Sletter779/
Siltere778/
Selther775/
Szulter775/
Shltere773/
Shilter773/
Seltger772/
Geslter771/
Seulter771/
Selteer771/
Soltier771/
Szolter771/
Siltear771/
Sislter770/
Shleter770/
Sultger770/
Slether770/
Scelter770/
Sylte731,156/
Selte73119/
Silte7318/
Schulter711,326/
Schelter711,294/
Schilter711,044/
Schleter71290/
Saultier7174/
Shaulter7114/
Schültge7114/
Slåtterø719/
Shoulter718/
Schälter717/
Szletter716/
Shletter712/
Schlûter712/
Shcilter711/
Slehtere711/
Sletther711/
Sheltter711/
Schültje711/
Soultier710/
Shultier710/
Slettger710/
Shildter710/
Shuulter710/
Sheltere710/
Shelte67709/
Schletter67597/
Schuelter67513/
Zelter67351/
Gelter67317/
Sylthe67135/
Syltie6782/
Gilter6742/
Sletterød6737/
Siltie6725/
Seldte6723/
Shilte6720/
Zälter6718/
Cleter6717/
Jelter6711/
Seltes677/
Selthe674/
Celter673/
Seltey672/
Schultert672/
Seltea672/
Scheelter671/
Scholtter671/
Schoulter671/
Schielter671/
Shylte671/
Sellte671/
Seltez671/
Seltie671/
Syllte671/
Syltes671/
Sielte671/
Scheltert671/
Zilter671/
Suelte671/
Schletier671/
Sulterova671/
Schilther671/
Scheulter671/
Schulteir670/
Schulterz670/
Schellter670/
Scelte670/
Seltte670/

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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 Sülter
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