Šlechta Surname
Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname
Šlechta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,059 | 1:10,041 | 1,338 |
| Slovakia | 21 | 1:254,117 | 39,106 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Slechta (965) are calculated separately.
Šlechta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šlechta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Šlechta is most common in Czechia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Slechta. For other possible spellings of Šlechta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šlechta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 340,354th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šlechta reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,059 people, or 1 in 10,041. In Czechia it is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent are found, Prague, where 13 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Czechia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slechta | 95 | 965 | / |
| Šlichta | 86 | 64 | / |
| Szlechta | 80 | 94 | / |
| Sletchta | 80 | 6 | / |
| Slechtas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schlechta | 75 | 428 | / |
| Slichta | 71 | 26 | / |
| Slechte | 71 | 24 | / |
| Szlichta | 67 | 257 | / |
| Slechter | 67 | 137 | / |
| Shlekhta | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shlichta | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sclichta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schlchta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schlechte | 63 | 743 | / |
| Schlechty | 63 | 233 | / |
| Sleichter | 63 | 200 | / |
| Schlichta | 63 | 98 | / |
| Szlechter | 63 | 30 | / |
| Shlechter | 63 | 13 | / |
| Slechterr | 63 | 1 | / |
| Szlechtez | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chlechter | 63 | 1 | / |
| Schlechtey | 59 | 1 | / |
| Schliechte | 59 | 1 | / |
| Schleichter | 56 | 14 | / |
| Schleachter | 56 | 1 | / |
| Schlechhter | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shlykhta | 53 | 522 | / |
| Slichter | 53 | 393 | / |
| Shlikhta | 53 | 160 | / |
| Shlekhti | 53 | 1 | / |
| Schlichte | 50 | 1,079 | / |
| Szlichter | 50 | 7 | / |
| Chlichter | 50 | 2 | / |
| Shlichter | 50 | 1 | / |
| Schlichty | 50 | 1 | / |
| Slitchter | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Šlechta
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