Žolt Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Žolt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žolt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Zolt (244) are calculated separately.

Žolt (799) may also be a first name.

Žolt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žolt is found most in Croatia. It may be found as a variant: Zolt. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Žolt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Žolt is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Žolt is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žolt reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 289,538th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 799 people.

The last name Žolt is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,114,302. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 50 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 50 percent live. Other than Croatia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zolt92244/
Solt754,858/
Colt752,967/
Jolt7513/
Zsolt67361/
Soldt6769/
Scolt6749/
Zolte6740/
Zollt6733/
Jolte6728/
Colht6717/
Solåt6716/
Coolt6714/
Zoltz6713/
Cuolt675/
Coltd675/
Zolts673/
Solth672/
Collt672/
Soolt671/
Joltd671/
Joolt671/
Johlt671/
Jollt670/
Joldt670/
Joylt670/

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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 Žolt
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