Gielty Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gielty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gielty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland661:71,3484,439
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Scotland181:297,43413,849
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150

Gielty Last Name Facts

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

Gielty is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gielty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gielty is the 1,459,453rd most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name Gielty occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Gielty live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in Ireland, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 71,348. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Connaught, where 65 percent live, Leinster, where 33 percent live and Munster, where 2 percent live. Excluding Ireland it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Gielty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gielty has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Gielty last name expanded 228 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gielty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Gielty earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $54,467 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gieltys921/
Gilty911/
Gelty911/
Giltay83434/
Guilty8324/
Zielty839/
Giltiy837/
Giltey833/
Gielta831/
Goelty830/
Geilty830/
Elty8025/
Gilttay771/
Guiltay771/
Geltytė771/
Gielter771/
Guellty770/
Eltay73606/
Gelti7335/
Gilté7332/
Gelte7325/
Gilta7325/
Gilte7319/
Gelta7318/
Jelty7311/
Zelty7310/
Glety739/
Yelty737/
Elthy732/
Eltoy732/
Eltiy731/
Zilty731/
Ellty730/
Eltey730/
Gelter67317/
Gültay67269/
Ellthy67122/
Gletty67108/
Gilter6742/
Hielte6726/
Geltis6718/
Guelte677/
Jeltyi674/
Giltes673/
Giltis673/
Guelti672/
Seltey672/
Yeltay671/
Gelthe671/
Gilthi671/
Giltta671/
Goelti671/
Zhelty671/
Sielte671/
Jealty671/
Seltay671/
Giltii671/
Elthey671/
Eltaya671/
Geltes670/
Celtey670/
Gilteh670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gielty
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