Šoltész Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šoltész Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šoltész Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia561:95,29418,290
Czechia241:443,06148,767

The alternate forms: Soltész (4,884), Šoltesz (10) & Soltesz (1,414) are calculated separately.

Šoltész Last Name Facts

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

Šoltész is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Soltész, Šoltesz or Soltesz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šoltész? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Šoltész occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoltész are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 95,294. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Košice Region, where 61 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 23 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Slovakia it exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soltész954,884/
Šoltesz9510/
Šoltés921,565/
Šoltéz926/
Soltesz901,414/
Šoltészová82113/
Zsoltész8052/
Šoltys77942/
Šoltýs77524/
Šoltis77336/
Šoltes77140/
Šoltís7794/
Śoltés773/
Šoltézová752/
Šoltésova751/
Soltisz7122/
Sultész7121/
Šolteszová7111/
Šoltéssová711/
Soltasz711/
Šoltézsová711/
Šolta67199/
Šolti672/
Soultesz671/
Scholtés671/
Zsoltesz671/

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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 Šoltész
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