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) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelts? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Zelts is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 4,503,846. In Russia Zelts is most frequent in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 41 percent are found, Moscow, where 22 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia Zelts occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 7 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Zelts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zelts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zelts last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zelts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zelts last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US 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
  • 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 Zelts
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