Zelter Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Zelter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1301:619,27349,237
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Canada431:856,87466,382
France271:2,460,101186,232
Israel251:342,30528,607
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Zelter (13) may also be a first name.

Zelter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelter (Russian: Зельтер) is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 799,576th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Zelter reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Zelter is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Zelter is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 619,273. In Germany Zelter is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 40 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Zelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zelter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zelter surname grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zelter are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Zelter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.73% more than the national average, earning $55,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czelter9227/
Zelther923/
Tzelter921/
Zellter920/
Zelte912/
Zoellter861/
Selter831,679/
Gelter83317/
Zeelte8364/
Zälter8318/
Jelter8311/
Celter833/
Zilter831/
Zelteh831/
Zlte801/
Soelter77341/
Suelter77159/
Chelter77135/
Shelter7755/
Szleter7752/
Seltier7744/
Hjelter7740/
Zöllter779/
Selther775/
Seltger772/
Gielter771/
Selteer771/
Seulter771/
Zyolter771/
Geslter771/
Scelter770/
Geltere770/
Geltert770/
Czelterová751/
Selte73119/
Zelta7381/
Jelte7326/
Gelte7325/
Zelti7319/
Zilte7314/
Zelty7310/
Celte733/
Schelter711,294/
Szletter716/
Sheltter711/
Sheltere710/
Sölter671,813/
Hjelte67803/
Schuelter67513/
Jeltes67170/
Sülter6772/
Cülter6753/
Gilter6742/
Silter6733/
Zeldti6724/
Seldte6723/
Cleter6717/
Sleter6717/
Sälter6714/
Zielty679/
Jelteh678/
Sylter677/
Tjelte675/
Selthe674/
Seltey672/
Seltea672/
Sellte671/
Gelthe671/
Celtre671/
Scheulter671/
Zeltha671/
Zhelty671/
Scheelter671/
Schielter671/
Suelte671/
Seltie671/
Sielte671/
Scheltert671/
Sølter671/
Schellter670/
Scelte670/
Geltes670/
Seltte670/
Celtey670/

Zelter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelter in the Russian language
Зельтерzelter-

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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 Zelter
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