Jelter Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Jelter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jelter (59) may also be a first name.

Jelter Last Name Facts

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

Jelter is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jelter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jelter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jelter is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Jelter is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Jelter are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Jelter is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 59 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Jelter is primarily concentrated in: California, where 100 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Jelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jelter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jelter surname rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjelter9240/
Elter913,806/
Jelte9126/
Selter831,679/
Hjelte83803/
Zelter83351/
Gelter83317/
Elteer83309/
Helter83294/
Elteir83278/
Eltear83214/
Jeltes83170/
Yelter8333/
Jelteh838/
Tjelte835/
Celter833/
Elther832/
Elte80254/
Soelter77341/
Suelter77159/
Chelter77135/
Seltier7744/
Selther775/
Zelther773/
Khelter771/
Heltere771/
Geslter771/
Yeltier771/
Selteer771/
Gielter771/
Heslter771/
Healter771/
Djilter771/
Eltheer771/
Geltere770/
Heilter770/
Geltert770/
Scelter770/
Heelter770/
Zellter770/
Helther770/
Jelti731,541/
Selte73119/
Eltir7395/
Jilte7355/
Gelte7325/
Jelta7316/
Eltér7313/
Jelty7311/
Elthe737/
Eltee734/
Celte733/
Zelte732/
Eltea732/
Yelte731/
Jlete731/
Eltey730/
Eltaheir714/
Healther711/
Chealter711/
Hjeltess711/
Zoellter711/
Djelti673,527/
Sölter671,813/
Eltair671,168/
Jelthi67414/
Hjälte67215/
Eltayr67122/
Hilter67109/
Sülter6772/
Zeelte6764/
Cülter6753/
Yılter6746/
Gilter6742/
Silter6733/
Hielte6726/
Seldte6723/
Zälter6718/
Sleter6717/
Cleter6717/
Sälter6714/
Hälter679/
Jilthe677/
Elthir677/
Jeltyi674/
Selthe674/
Jeltih672/
Seltey672/
Seltea672/
Gelthe671/
Zelteh671/
Yeltei671/
Yelthe671/
Sellte671/
Seltie671/
Sielte671/
Jlethe671/
Hjælte671/
Jealty671/
Zilter671/
Suelte671/
Sølter671/
Tjelti671/
Jellti671/
Elttir671/
Ehilte671/
Elthey671/
Celtey670/
Jeltis670/
Scelte670/
Geltes670/
Seltte670/
Yeltie670/

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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 Jelter
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