Geltz Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Geltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Geltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:607,13449,332
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
France61:11,070,454349,096
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Geltz Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Geltz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 444,963rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Geltz are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 597 people, or 1 in 607,134. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 13 percent are found, Iowa, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Geltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geltz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geltz last name expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geltz last name are 13.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.16% registered to vote for the political party.

Geltz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $44,379 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goeltz91246/
Gieltz910/
Gaeltz910/
Eltz891,164/
Gelz89304/
Goelz801,537/
Seltz801,249/
Giltz80322/
Heltz80302/
Eltze80268/
Göltz80129/
Gelts8095/
Zeltz8056/
Gelcz8025/
Jeltz8015/
Gletz806/
Celtz802/
Gielz802/
Gültz801/
Glttz801/
Gaelz800/
Elz75685/
Glz754/
Geltch73229/
Sueltz73146/
Eiletz7368/
Soeltz7322/
Iglitz739/
Giltze734/
Heltze733/
Geltse732/
Hgiltz731/
Seltzz731/
Goelts731/
Heiltz731/
Hieltz730/
Goellz730/
Geltss730/
Saeltz730/
Goiltz730/
Heultz730/
Gölz673,579/
Selz671,479/
Glez67981/
Gilz67334/
Elts6793/
Zelz6791/
Helz6764/
Eltzsch6744/
Iltz6731/
Geltsch6730/
Gelc6725/
Eulz673/
Elzh672/
Cltz671/
Gltx671/
Glhz671/
Gülz671/
Sltz671/
Ejlz671/
Eylz671/
Ellz671/
Jltz671/
Eltc670/

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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 Geltz
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