Kjeld Forename

63,639th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 9,451 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kjeld Forename User-submission:

Kjell, Keld or Kjeld is an Old Norse-Scandinavian male name, meaning 'kettle' or 'cauldron'. This has been adapted in some other names in English and Celtic (e.g., the surname Kettle, McCorkle, Cork(h)ill, Thurkell/Thirkell, Thurkettle/Thirkettle, etc.

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Kjeld Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark-8,2521:685149
Netherlands
100%
4651:36,3492,788
Norway
100%
2481:20,6951,232
United States
100%
1101:3,295,79146,799
Sweden
100%
1081:91,2774,043
Germany
100%
681:1,421,7339,557
Canada-361:920,37119,051
Greenland-241:2,349398
Thailand
100%
181:3,892,54581,378
Brazil
100%
171:12,602,127143,895
Belgium
100%
151:766,00310,349
England
100%
131:4,277,14841,317
Estonia-91:146,1535,307
Switzerland
100%
81:1,026,68712,013
France
100%
61:11,078,39032,981
Scotland
100%
61:891,7289,103
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Finland
60%
 
41:1,370,79611,464
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Faroe Islands
100%
21:24,5641,836
Ireland-21:2,321,7608,894
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
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Kjeld (168) may also be a surname.

Kjeld Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kjell, Keld or Kjeld is an Old Norse-Scandinavian male name, meaning 'kettle' or 'cauldron'. This has been adapted in some other names in English and Celtic (e.g., the surname Kettle, McCorkle, Cork(h)ill, Thurkell/Thirkell, Thurkettle/Thirkettle, etc.).

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Kjeld Forename Popularity

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Kjeld Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 22 (2014)

United States
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