Zeltins Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zeltins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeltins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia4621:4,437622
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England101:5,571,806158,774
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Zeltinš (1) & Zeltiņš (4) are calculated separately.

Zeltins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zeltins is found most in Latvia. It may also be rendered as: Zeltinš or Zeltiņš. For other potential spellings of Zeltins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeltins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zeltins is the 539,451st most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. Zeltins is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Zeltins reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is borne by 462 people, or 1 in 4,437. In Latvia Zeltins is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 44 percent live, Semigallia, where 20 percent live and Vidzeme, where 16 percent live. Outside of Latvia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Zeltins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zeltins surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zeltins earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $54,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeltinš951/
Zeltinsh933/
Zeltiņš904/
Zeltynsh8029/
Sltins771/
Scheltiens7149/
Seltens712/
Sletins711/
Giltins710/
Sheltens6710/
Sltns672/
Cheltens671/
Soeltens670/
Scheltens63868/
Shceltens633/
Scheltoens591/
Giltens573/
Chiltens530/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zeltins
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