Keultjes Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Keultjes Surname User-submission:

Originally Kaelken, Kaeltgen, Kaeltjes (ae=ay in day). The earliest certain mention: Evert Kaelken, Nije Markt ('new market', today Korenmarkt 'grain market'), Arnhem, the Netherlands, close to the German border,1382, Gelders Archief (Archive of the province Gelderland).

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Keultjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2141:78,91213,294
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Keultjes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally Kaelken, Kaeltgen, Kaeltjes (ae=ay in day). The earliest certain mention: Evert Kaelken, Nije Markt ('new market', today Korenmarkt 'grain market'), Arnhem, the Netherlands, close to the German border,1382, Gelders Archief (Archive of the province Gelderland). A Christian, mostly Roman-Catholic family (with Protestant branches). A footnote on a person named "Jan Moyses" indicates a Jewish origin, as does the residence at a market (as a merchant), and the occurrence, even today, of a rare genetic, physical abnormality. Possible other variations of this family name are: Haelken, Haeltgen, Haeltjes, Heijltjes, Heiltjes, Hieltjes, Heilkes, Hilleken, Hilkens, Kilkens.

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Keultjes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keultjes (Georgian: კეულტჯეს) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keultjes? popularity and diffusion

Keultjes is the 870,423rd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. Keultjes occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Keultjes reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 78,912. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 51 percent live, North Brabant, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Keultjes exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Keultjes Last Name Statistics demography

Keultjes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.96% more than the national average, earning $52,193 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keltjes931/
Kuyltjes8847/
Kuiltjes8829/
Keultges882/
Kultje8612/
Kuijltjes8219/
Keltges805/
Költjes801/
Kieltje800/
Kooltjes7513/
Kuljis71337/
Kultze711/
Kultge711/
Koeltze6716/
Kalties678/
Kulesis674/
Költges671/
Kuljish671/

Keultjes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keultjes in the Georgian language
კეულტჯესkeultjes-

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