Gecelter Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Gecelter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gecelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955

Gecelter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gecelter is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gecelter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Gecelter reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 93 percent reside, North West, where 3 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Gecelter Last Name Statistics demography

Gecelter earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.23% more than the national average, earning R 330,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gezelter8823/
Gicelter885/
Geselter882/
Eichelter8223/
Geslter801/
Getlter801/
Ghelter801/
Gelleter750/
Gitzelter7122/
Gletter6759/
Coylter671/
Gellete671/
Seulter671/
Guitselter671/
Sealter670/
Seilter670/

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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
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  • 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 Gecelter
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