Gelten Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Gelten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gelten (14) may also be a first name.

Gelten Last Name Facts

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

Gelten (Russian: Гельтен) occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gelten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gelten are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

Gelten is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 154,928. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 91 percent live, North Holland, where 5 percent live and Gelderland, where 1 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelten922/
Gielten920/
Elten91186/
Guelteng869/
Gülten836,029/
Helten831,416/
Selten83939/
Yelten83331/
Zelten83215/
Jelten83151/
Gylten8344/
Celten8327/
Gölten8326/
Eltenn837/
Gilten833/
Geltne832/
Gltten831/
Eltien831/
Eltaen831/
Eltten830/
Ealten830/
Geltin830/
Gltn801/
Gelting77147/
Geltink77139/
Chelten7714/
Gletten7713/
Helthen771/
Eltienė771/
Giltien771/
Hjelten771/
Guylten771/
Hellten771/
Hyelten770/
Gilthen770/
Ilten73665/
Eltin7381/
Eltem7369/
Eltén7328/
Ylten731/
Gltnd731/
Gletn730/
Eyletten71101/
Heilthen711/
Gehltink710/
Elting672,029/
Heltne67515/
Eltink67496/
Hilten67151/
Gültin67131/
Yeltin6767/
Gletne6762/
Zeltin6742/
Seltin6727/
Giltin6726/
Silten6720/
Zeltyn6716/
Eltina6713/
Elhtin678/
Gyltén678/
Jeltin677/
Seltün675/
Jeltem675/
Hylten674/
Seltén673/
Heltin672/
Gyltin671/
Gyltne671/
Illten671/
Cleten671/
Helltn671/
Elltem671/
Eltion671/
Giltne671/
Yolten671/
Slteen671/
Celtin671/
Sleten670/
Zilten670/
Cilten670/

Gelten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelten in the Russian language
Гельтенgelten-

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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
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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 Gelten
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