Zeltner Surname

178,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zeltner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeltner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7451:108,06113,350
Switzerland6961:11,8001,951
United States5681:638,13251,357
France961:691,90387,871
Austria811:105,12915,053
Australia541:499,92037,885
Israel351:244,50422,492
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Zeltner Last Name Facts

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

Zeltner is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeltner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,541st most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,046,633 people. The surname Zeltner occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Zeltner live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Zeltner is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 745 people, or 1 in 108,061. In Germany Zeltner is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 58 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Zeltner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zeltner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,072 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zeltner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zeltner are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Zeltner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $47,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $56,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szeltner93315/
Czeltner935/
Tzeltner931/
Geltner86254/
Seltner86233/
Ziltner8625/
Celtner8622/
Soeltner8030/
Tseltner804/
Seldtner800/
Zeltni7718/
Geltne772/
Zletne771/
Scheltner7515/
Giltner711,739/
Sletner71392/
Söltner7123/
Seltnerová713/
Siltner712/
Cletner711/
Hjeltnes67193/
Slettner678/
Giltnert671/
Slethner671/
Hjeltness6353/
Zletni6219/
Sletne6217/
Ziltny621/
Giltne621/
Schlettner591/
Sletnes5796/
Giltney570/
Giltnes570/
Slettnes5350/
Slåttnes5326/
Geltinni530/
Geltnich530/

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