Kélly Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kélly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kelly (641,618) & Kellý (1) are calculated separately.
Kélly (6) may also be a first name.
Kélly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kélly Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kélly is found most in Brazil. It may occur as: Kelly or Kellý. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kélly? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kélly is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kélly live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Kélly is also the 4,967,096th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 6 people.
It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Kélly is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | 93 | 641,618 | / |
| Klly | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kellý | 87 | 1 | / |
| Killy | 80 | 1,065 | / |
| Kölly | 80 | 166 | / |
| Kllys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kllay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kly | 75 | 56 | / |
| Kelley | 73 | 189,935 | / |
| Killey | 73 | 1,287 | / |
| Kielly | 73 | 469 | / |
| Kellya | 73 | 242 | / |
| Killoy | 73 | 189 | / |
| Kellay | 73 | 94 | / |
| Killay | 73 | 89 | / |
| Kellly | 73 | 10 | / |
| Keelly | 73 | 9 | / |
| Külley | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kelliy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kelloy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Killya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kellyh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kellyy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hkelly | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kelluy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkelly | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kéllia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ckelly | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyllys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Killiy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kley | 67 | 7,548 | / |
| Klay | 67 | 2,872 | / |
| Kläy | 67 | 880 | / |
| Kielley | 67 | 181 | / |
| Kluy | 67 | 171 | / |
| Kloy | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kehelly | 67 | 58 | / |
| Klyp | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kliy | 67 | 28 | / |
| Klyy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Klyt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Klya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Klyś | 67 | 7 | / |
| Klla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Klle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Klli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Killooy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Klyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Klyh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gkly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kelliey | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Kelly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Killley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Klhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keelley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Killoyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkelley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kellypp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klyß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaelley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Koelley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kkelley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kiellay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kelloey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Killhay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kellley | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kélly
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