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 last name Geltz is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Geltz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geltz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 444,963rd most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. Geltz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Geltz reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 597 people, or 1 in 607,134. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, Iowa, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Geltz exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Geltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Geltz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Geltz last name rose 393 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Geltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Geltz surname are 13.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.16% registered with the 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
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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 Geltz
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