Zoltán Surname

289,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Zoltán Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'sovereign', 'ruler', 'emperor', 'leader', 'majesty', 'monarch', or 'governing'. The origins is of a Turkish-Hungarian extration.

Zoltán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,2691:7,735922
Romania291:692,34047,921
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Zoltan (2,340) & Zoltàn (1) are calculated separately.

Zoltán (267,968) may also be a first name.

Zoltán Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'sovereign', 'ruler', 'emperor', 'leader', 'majesty', 'monarch', or 'governing'. The origins is of a Turkish-Hungarian extration.

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Zoltán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zoltán (Arabic: زولتان) is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Zoltan or Zoltàn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoltán? popularity and diffusion

Zoltán is the 289,091st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,495,887 people. The surname Zoltán occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zoltán are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 3,919th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 267,968 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,269 people, or 1 in 7,735. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 37 percent are found, Pest County, where 15 percent are found and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Hungary this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 2 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoltan942,340/
Zoltàn941/
Zoltáán921/
Drzoltán861/
Zolton83223/
Zoltánová8014/
Zoldtan771/
Zoltaan771/
Zoltanne712/
Zoltaine711/
Soltan6742,393/
Colton6713,643/
Coltan67426/
Solton67202/
Joltan6782/
Jolton6752/
Zaltan6747/
Zoltanova673/

Zoltán Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zoltán in the Arabic language
زولتانzwltan-

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Footnotes

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