Geltsen Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bhutan
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Geltsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geltsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bhutan71:88,006800
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geltshen931/
Eltsen920/
Celtsen8644/
Zeltsen8613/
Geltsin862/
Yeltsen861/
Geltson860/
Gailtsen801/
Eltsin77350/
Eltsyn77126/
Iltsen773/
Eltzen772/
Eltson772/
Heltzen7183/
Eltsyna7182/
Yeltsin7122/
Seltsin7113/
Gletzen716/
Zeltsan713/
Seltsan712/
Gelchen712/
Giltson711/
Geldson711/
Zeltsin711/
Jiltsen710/
Elldsen710/
Heltson710/
Eultzen710/
Elzen67513/
Gailtson6755/
Gielchen6739/
Gelčienė6712/
Iglitsyn676/
Elcen671/
Gletchen671/
Guiltson671/
Hjeldsen670/
Heltzien670/

Geltsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geltsen in the Tibetan language
རྒྱལ་མཚན།gyaltsen-
Geltsen in the Russian language
Гельценgelcen-

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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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  • 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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