Šolya Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šolya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šolya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Solya (425), Šólya (9) & Sólya (562) are calculated separately.

Šolya Last Name Facts

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

Šolya is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Solya, Šólya or Sólya. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šolya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šolya is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Šolya is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šolya are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Šolya is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 667,056. In Slovakia it is most common in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 88 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Slovakia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solya93425/
Šólya939/
Šola89272/
Šoly891/
Sólya87562/
Šoula8068/
Šolaj805/
Šolys803/
Šolla803/
Šolat802/
Solaya7346/
Sholya7329/
Šolaić7313/
Solyai738/
Szolya732/
Soilya731/
Zsolya731/
Soulya731/
Solyas731/
Solyad731/
Solyat730/
Sola6777,609/
Zola6733,851/
Soly675,838/
Šula67580/
Xola67316/
Šály67152/
Šála67140/
Šala67127/
Šela67125/
Šole6736/
Çola6729/
Šůla6725/
Cholyai6721/
Choulya6715/
Šaly6714/
Šuly6714/
Sholaya6712/
Šolá678/
Šolo676/
Šolý676/
Šóla675/
Şola674/
Šéla673/
Šēla671/
Soloaya671/

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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 Šolya
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