Kelt Surname
Approximately 923 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKelt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 242 | 1:595,550 | 52,685 |
| United States | 223 | 1:1,625,376 | 108,854 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Belarus | 39 | 1:243,617 | 29,148 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Ukraine | 23 | 1:1,979,248 | 140,199 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 65 | 1:57,588 | 3,712 |
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
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.
Kelt Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kielt | 89 | 449 | / |
| Kelte | 89 | 69 | / |
| Kellt | 89 | 17 | / |
| Kelth | 89 | 9 | / |
| Keldt | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kuelt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Koelt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Keltt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaelt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Klt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Keltsh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Keltts | 80 | 2 | / |
| Koelth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kellte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Koeltt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Klet | 75 | 324 | / |
| Keld | 75 | 218 | / |
| Celt | 75 | 159 | / |
| Kilt | 75 | 113 | / |
| Kelč | 75 | 49 | / |
| Klæt | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kltt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Klts | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khlt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kklt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cklt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqlt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keltsch | 73 | 201 | / |
| Keltova | 73 | 6 | / |
| Keltová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Klett | 67 | 7,130 | / |
| Külte | 67 | 1,179 | / |
| Kiltz | 67 | 432 | / |
| Kiełt | 67 | 366 | / |
| Költő | 67 | 243 | / |
| Kilte | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kelcz | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kledt | 67 | 52 | / |
| Klæth | 67 | 41 | / |
| Chelt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Költz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kield | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kelld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Klete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kültz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keldz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kislt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kllte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kleht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Költe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kőltő | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coelt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kleth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kelteher | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kelgy | 67 | 0 | / |
Kelt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelt in the Russian language | ||
| Кельт | kelt | - |
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