Guelta Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Guelta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guelta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5261:73,44411,784
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Guelta (27) may also be a first name.

Guelta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guelta occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guelta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 567,444th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Guelta live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name globally, held by 27 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 73,444. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Tiaret Province, where 51 percent reside and Ghardaïa Province, where 49 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria Guelta is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Guelta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guelta surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Guelta earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gueltas92118/
Gueltaz927/
Guelhta921/
Gueltha920/
Gelta9118/
Guilta8328/
Geltat8327/
Ghelta832/
Ngelta831/
Gehlta831/
Gielta831/
Cuelta831/
Glta801/
Guiltat77162/
Ngehlta772/
Gueltou771/
Gelttas771/
Guiltay771/
Gilta7325/
Gülta7317/
Gleta7317/
Qulta7311/
Gylta739/
Gelto731/
Guiltaux7134/
Gelthaus7133/
Kuelthau7131/
Kuehltau712/
Guilltat711/
Göltaş67443/
Giltay67434/
Gültay67269/
Kuehlthau6763/
Gløtta6760/
Gültat6755/
Giltat6736/
Giltas6713/
Guilteaux6712/
Quilta6712/
Ghilta676/
Gültas675/
Ghltta674/
Gltasp673/
Guilto673/
Gielto672/
Giltta671/
Ngltha671/
Kuhelthau671/
Qultai671/
Quelto671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Guelta
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