Zeltser Surname

168,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Zeltser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeltser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,3761:6,219948
United States6321:573,51147,017
Russia3291:438,06441,542
Ukraine1401:325,16240,914
Transnistria171:27,9234,766
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Zeltser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zeltser (Russian: Зельцер) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeltser? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,291st most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,837,829 people. The surname Zeltser is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Zeltser are found; 54 percent are found in West Asia and 54 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 1,376 people, or 1 in 6,219. In Israel Zeltser is most common in: Central District, where 32 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 21 percent are found and Northern District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Zeltser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zeltser last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zeltser last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zeltser earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.12% more than the national average, earning $63,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zelttser9310/
Zeltzser931/
Geltser86680/
Zeltzer86398/
Seltser86114/
Zeltcer868/
Ziltser862/
Zelcer77634/
Zelzer77572/
Geltse772/
Selltsere751/
Scheltser750/
Seltzer717,701/
Geltzer71163/
Syltser7129/
Zelczer7119/
Celtzer714/
Zelcher713/
Zeltcir711/
Seldser711/
Siltser711/
Zeltsis711/
Selzser711/
Jeltzer710/
Seltcer710/
Sheltzer6722/
Saeltzer6721/
Shletser6715/
Soeltzer671/
Zelzsche671/
Zelze671/

Zeltser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zeltser in the Russian language
Зельцерzelcer-

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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 Zeltser
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