Šolc Surname

174,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šolc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šolc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,4241:7,467938
Slovakia9861:5,412435
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Solc (456) & Śolc (1) are calculated separately.

Šolc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šolc is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Solc or Śolc. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šolc? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,925th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,973,295 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šolc reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Czechia, where it is held by 1,424 people, or 1 in 7,467. In Czechia Šolc is primarily concentrated in: Hradec Králové Region, where 27 percent reside, Prague, where 12 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 12 percent reside. Not including Czechia it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 40 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solc92456/
Śolc921/
Šolcz891/
Šulc754,765/
Šalc75101/
Zolc7525/
Šolk751/
Šolcova731/
Szolc671,714/
Solci67318/
Solcz67162/
Solch67123/
Šulcs6720/
Cholc6720/
Zolck6714/
Šulcė671/
Zolch671/
Šulcz671/
Solcs671/
Solck670/

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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 Šolc
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