Šoltys Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šoltys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šoltys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia5691:9,3791,044
Czechia3731:28,5084,571

The alternate forms: Soltys (7,822), Šoltýs (524), Soltyš (8) & Soltýš (1) are calculated separately.

Šoltys Last Name Facts

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

Šoltys has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may appear as: Soltys, Šoltýs, Soltyš or Soltýš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šoltys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 378,966th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,736,248 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoltys live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 9,379. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Prešov Region, where 77 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 15 percent are found and Košice Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Slovakia it is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soltys947,822/
Šoltýs94524/
Soltyš898/
Šoltés831,565/
Šoltis83336/
Šoltes83140/
Šoltís8394/
Šaltys8343/
Šultys8338/
Soltýš831/
Šoltysová80765/
Šoltysova801/
Sholtys77120/
Šoltész7780/
Szoltys7732/
Šoltesz7710/
Soltysh775/
Soltyts771/
Solteys771/
Solty73232/
Šolta73199/
Šolti732/
Sholtysh7159/
Scholtys7139/
Shoultys7110/
Soltyseh711/
Soltis675,019/
Soltes671,855/
Šoltýsová67507/
Sholty67409/
Zoltay67146/
Soltay67143/
Šoltísová67103/
Saltys6799/
Šaltis6791/
Šoltiš6778/
Sołtys6778/
Šultysová6746/
Šultes6716/
Soltoy677/
Šoltéz676/
Šoltisova673/
Śoltés673/
Zoulty672/
Soulty672/
Solthy671/
Zoltis671/
Zaltys671/
Šoltésova671/
Šoltísova671/
Šoltýsova671/

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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 Šoltys
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