Geltsen Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Geltsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 7 | 1:88,006 | 800 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Geltsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geltsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Geltsen (Russian: Гельцен, Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མཚན།) is found most frequently in Bhutan. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Geltsen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Geltsen live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Tibeto-South Asia.
Geltsen is most common in Bhutan, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 88,006. In Bhutan Geltsen is most numerous in: Bumthang District, where 71 percent live, Paro District, where 14 percent live and Thimphu District, where 14 percent live. Excluding Bhutan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and China, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geltshen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Eltsen | 92 | 0 | / |
| Celtsen | 86 | 44 | / |
| Zeltsen | 86 | 13 | / |
| Geltsin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yeltsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Geltson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gailtsen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eltsin | 77 | 350 | / |
| Eltsyn | 77 | 126 | / |
| Iltsen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eltzen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eltson | 77 | 2 | / |
| Heltzen | 71 | 83 | / |
| Eltsyna | 71 | 82 | / |
| Yeltsin | 71 | 22 | / |
| Seltsin | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gletzen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zeltsan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Seltsan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gelchen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Giltson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geldson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zeltsin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jiltsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elldsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Heltson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Eultzen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Elzen | 67 | 513 | / |
| Gailtson | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gielchen | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gelčienė | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iglitsyn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Elcen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gletchen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiltson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjeldsen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heltzien | 67 | 0 | / |
Geltsen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geltsen in the Tibetan language | ||
| རྒྱལ་མཚན། | gyaltsen | - |
| Geltsen in the Russian language | ||
| Гельцен | gelcen | - |
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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
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- 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 Geltsen
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