Zelts Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Zelts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zelts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Zelts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zelts (Russian: Зельц) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelts? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Zelts are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 4,503,846. In Russia it is most common in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 41 percent live, Moscow, where 22 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 7 percent live and Belarus, where 5 percent live.

Zelts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zelts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zelts surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelts Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelt89765/
Zeltsch8324/
Zelcs80592/
Gelts8095/
Zeltz8056/
Selts8047/
Zeltt8038/
Zeelt8019/
Zelčs804/
Jelts803/
Zlets802/
Zelte802/
Zellt802/
Zhelt802/
Zoeltsch7720/
Zeltsova7713/
Zlt754/
Shelts73194/
Zeelte7364/
Zelchs734/
Chelts733/
Geltse732/
Sielts732/
Zeglit731/
Suelts731/
Geltss730/
Zelttsova711/
Selt676,479/
Gelt67283/
Celt67159/
Schelts67100/
Zelz6791/
Zeld6785/
Zilt6779/
Zöltsch6733/
Geltsch6730/
Zelc678/
Zeltova676/
Tzeltze674/
Zltd673/
Jlts673/
Jelt673/
Zhlt672/
Zlth672/
Zllt671/
Sheelts671/
Zlte671/
Rzlt671/
Zxlt671/
Zylt671/
Zzlt671/
Zjlt671/
Zlds671/
Zlet671/
Zlht671/

Zelts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zelts in the Russian language
Зельцzelc-

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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
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  • 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 Zelts
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