Gelting Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gelting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Denmark591:95,6739,081
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gelting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gelting occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gelting is the 1,453,389th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Gelting occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gelting are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Gelting is most common in: Minnesota, where 24 percent are found, South Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 40 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Gelting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gelting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gelting surname expanded 8,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gelting last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Gelting earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,520 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goelting930/
Elting922,029/
Geltin920/
Selting86452/
Ehlting86327/
Geltink86139/
Jelting8671/
Eilting8668/
Eltingh8627/
Yelting8611/
Zelting868/
Ellting866/
Helting865/
Gilting864/
Eltting861/
Eltings860/
Hjelting8032/
Guelteng809/
Helthing801/
Goilting800/
Giltings800/
Gehltink800/
Eltink77496/
Gültin77131/
Gelten77124/
Zeltin7742/
Ilting7737/
Seltin7727/
Giltin7726/
Jeltin777/
Geltne772/
Celtin771/
Gyltin771/
Esselting754/
Gltn731/
Zeltina71863/
Eeltink71364/
Zeltyng7113/
Selteng715/
Hilting714/
Silting712/
Guelten712/
Cleting711/
Giltien711/
Guiltin711/
Sälting711/
Jølting711/
Giltina711/
Gielten710/
Sletting6792/
Sltin672/
Gltnd671/
Glettink671/
Hjeltäng671/
Zheltina671/
Gletn670/

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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 Gelting
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