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Where Does The Last Name Kel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kel (Georgian: კელ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻞ, Hindi: केल, Marathi: केल, Oriya: େକଳ, Russian: Кель) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also occur as: Kél. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 62,849^th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 913,226 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Kel live; 35 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kel is also the 64,249^th most frequent given name globally, borne by 9,318 people.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 2,989 people, or 1 in 26,036. In Turkey Kel is most frequent in: Hatay Province, where 16 percent reside, Kahramanmaras Province, where 13 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Kel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kel surname rose 1,275 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kel surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Catholic (57%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kel last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.62% being registered with the political party.

Kel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning $36,661 USD per year.