Gelter Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Gelter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Austria1211:70,37510,758
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gelter (65) may also be a first name.

Gelter Last Name Facts

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

Gelter occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 858,879th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Gelter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Gelter reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gelter is also the 1,212,820th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 65 people.

Gelter is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 70 percent reside, Utah, where 11 percent reside and Kentucky, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 38 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Gelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gelter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gelter surname are 43.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.24% being registered to vote for the party.

Gelter earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.41% less than the national average, earning $35,207 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guelter922/
Geslter921/
Gielter921/
Ghelter921/
Geltere920/
Goelter920/
Geltert920/
Elter913,806/
Gelte9125/
Goellter860/
Goelteir860/
Guellter860/
Selter831,679/
Gülter831,289/
Zelter83351/
Elteer83309/
Helter83294/
Elteir83278/
Eltear83214/
Gölter8348/
Gilter8342/
Yelter8333/
Jelter8311/
Guelte837/
Eltier836/
Celter833/
Gylter833/
Elther832/
Gelthe831/
Gltter831/
Eltert830/
Geltes830/
Gelterová801/
Soelter77341/
Suelter77159/
Chelter77135/
Gletter7759/
Seltier7744/
Hjelter7740/
Gueltes776/
Selther775/
Zelther773/
Gueltir773/
Gelteit772/
Gillter772/
Khelter771/
Heltere771/
Heltger771/
Yeltier771/
Selteer771/
Giltert771/
Heslter771/
Healter771/
Eltheer771/
Heilter770/
Scelter770/
Heulter770/
Heelter770/
Eltherp770/
Zellter770/
Helther770/
Ilter7312,008/
Selte73119/
Eltir7395/
Gelti7335/
Jelte7326/
Gilte7319/
Gelta7318/
Gylte7313/
Eltér7313/
Eltre734/
Glete733/
Celte733/
Zelte732/
Gülte732/
Ylter732/
Gelty731/
Ghlte731/
Älter731/
Gölte731/
Elterova7123/
Eltahier7118/
Eltaheir714/
Healther711/
Chealter711/
Gilthere711/
Zoellter711/
Higliter710/
Sölter671,813/
Eltair671,168/
Hjelte67803/
Jeltes67170/
Gielty67146/
Eltayr67122/
Hilter67109/
Glette67102/
Sülter6772/
Zeelte6764/
Cülter6753/
Yılter6746/
Silter6733/
Gylthe6726/
Seldte6723/
Eichelter6723/
Geltis6718/
Zälter6718/
Sleter6717/
Cleter6717/
Sälter6714/
Hälter679/
Jelteh678/
Gilterová678/
Elthir677/
Gleteh677/
Gletee676/
Eltire675/
Nglete675/
Tjelte675/
Selthe674/
Glætte674/
Giltes673/
Giltey673/
Helterova673/
Seltey672/
Guelti672/
Seltea672/
Gülteş672/
Goelti671/
Zelteh671/
Yolter671/
Sellte671/
Seltie671/
Sielte671/
Gletet671/
Zilter671/
Suelte671/
Sølter671/
Gielta671/
Elttir671/
Gletes671/
Glethe671/
Celtey670/
Gilteh670/
Goelty670/
Scelte670/
Seltte670/

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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 Gelter
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