Kelt Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kelt Surname Definition:

Of local origin from Kelt (Easter and Wester) near Denny, Stirlingshire. Vilelmus Kelt who witnessed a lease by Alexander, commendator of Inchaffray, 1521, is witness to another lease by Gauine, archbishop of Glasgow, 1544 (Inchaffray, p.

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Kelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2421:595,55052,685
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
England1351:412,72628,150
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Belarus391:243,61729,148
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland651:57,5883,712
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Kelt (95) may also be a first name.

Kelt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from Kelt (Easter and Wester) near Denny, Stirlingshire. Vilelmus Kelt who witnessed a lease by Alexander, commendator of Inchaffray, 1521, is witness to another lease by Gauine, archbishop of Glasgow, 1544 (Inchaffray, p. xcviii). Robert Keld appears in Dunblane, 1669 (Dunblane), and Janet Kelt is recorded in Whitefield, 1744 (Dunkeld). Recorded in Edinburgh, 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Kelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelt (Russian: Кельт) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelt is the 385,006th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,895,499 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Kelt reside; 29 percent reside in Northern Europe and 28 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Kelt is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name globally, held by 95 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 595,550. In Russia Kelt is mostly found in: Moscow, where 22 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live and Yaroslavl Oblast, where 7 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Kelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kelt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 265 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kelt surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 39.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kelt earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.39% more than the national average, earning $59,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning $49,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielt89449/
Kelte8969/
Kellt8917/
Kelth899/
Keldt898/
Kuelt891/
Koelt891/
Keltt891/
Kaelt890/
Klt865/
Keltsh8010/
Keltts802/
Koelth801/
Kellte800/
Koeltt800/
Klet75324/
Keld75218/
Celt75159/
Kilt75113/
Kelč7549/
Klæt7514/
Kltt753/
Klts752/
Khlt751/
Kklt751/
Cklt751/
Kqlt751/
Keltsch73201/
Keltova736/
Keltová733/
Klett677,130/
Külte671,179/
Kiltz67432/
Kiełt67366/
Költő67243/
Kilte6793/
Kelcz6755/
Kledt6752/
Klæth6741/
Chelt6714/
Költz6710/
Kield673/
Kelld672/
Klete672/
Kültz672/
Keldz671/
Kislt671/
Kllte671/
Kleht671/
Költe671/
Kőltő671/
Coelt671/
Kleth670/
Kelteher670/
Kelgy670/

Kelt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelt in the Russian language
Кельтkelt-

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