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Where Does The Last Name Gelts Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gelts (Russian: Гельц) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelts? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gelts is the 1,907,068^th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Gelts live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 56 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 1,974,288. In Russia Gelts is most prevalent in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 19 percent reside, Moscow, where 18 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Gelts Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gelts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gelts surname grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gelts Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gelts surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gelts last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 46.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Gelts earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $37,431 USD per year.