Kelter Surname

256,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kelter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6921:523,78543,703
Germany4581:175,77620,643
Canada1061:347,60031,502
England851:655,50738,035
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland81:687,08836,047
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Kelter (56) may also be a first name.

Kelter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelter (Russian: Кельтер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kelter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelter? popularity and diffusion

Kelter is the 256,751st most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,747,587 people. The last name Kelter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kelter live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 56 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 692 people, or 1 in 523,785. In The United States Kelter is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 16 percent live, Wisconsin, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Kelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 447 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 183 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kelter surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kelter are 13.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Kelter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.53% more than the national average, earning $52,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.8% more than the national average, earning $61,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaelter9218/
Kelther926/
Kellter923/
Kuelter921/
Keelter921/
Keltter920/
Keslter920/
Koelter920/
Kelteher860/
Kilter83242/
Kleter83100/
Költer8324/
Külter8312/
Celter833/
Keltre831/
Kylter831/
Kälter831/
Keltir831/
Klőter831/
Kletter77663/
Chelter77135/
Cuelter773/
Kislter773/
Quelter771/
Kilther770/
Kltre732/
Cülter6753/
Cleter6717/
Kelthaire671/
Kiltre671/
Qulter671/
Quilter622,557/
Cletter623/
Kiltire620/

Kelter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelter in the Russian language
Кельтерkelter-

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Footnotes

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