Geltner Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Geltner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geltner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Austria101:851,54467,454
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Geltner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geltner is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geltner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,003,904th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Geltner are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Geltner is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States Geltner is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 27 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.

Geltner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Geltner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geltner surname rose 394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geltner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geltner surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

Geltner earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.32% more than the national average, earning $57,956 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goeltner931/
Gueltner930/
Eltner92293/
Geltne922/
Zeltner862,392/
Giltner861,739/
Seltner86233/
Heltner86221/
Gültner8658/
Gletner8624/
Celtner8622/
Göltner8618/
Gyltner8610/
Gőltner864/
Geltnerová8230/
Guiltner80163/
Glettner8085/
Soeltner8030/
Gyldtner8010/
Giltnert801/
Glethner800/
Seldtner800/
Hieltner800/
Iltner7762/
Gletne7762/
Gyltne771/
Yltner771/
Giltne771/
Eltnerová7513/
Hiltner712,203/
Sletner71392/
Gyltnes7131/
Ziltner7125/
Söltner7123/
Hyltner7119/
Iltnere7111/
Siltner712/
Göltnerová712/
Gőltnerová711/
Cletner711/
Giltney710/
Giltnes710/
Hjeltnes67193/
Slettner678/
Hiltnner671/
Slethner671/
Hailtner670/
Geltinni670/
Geltnich670/

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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 Geltner
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