Kelbe Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kelbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2181:95,27111,358
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Kelbe (120) may also be a first name.

Kelbe Last Name Facts

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

Kelbe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelbe is the 801,116th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Kelbe are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kelbe is also the 852,104th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 120 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 95,271. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 52 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 38 percent are found and North Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found.

Kelbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kelbe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelbe surname expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kelbe surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the political party.

Kelbe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.07% more than the national average, earning $63,028 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelbie91351/
Kelbey9116/
Kelbez912/
Kelbeh912/
Koelbe912/
Klbe891/
Kelberh838/
Kelbetz833/
Kelbesh831/
Kelbher830/
Klebe802,199/
Kelby80382/
Kelba80276/
Kelbi80234/
Kilbe807/
Kölbe804/
Celbe801/
Kilbey731,105/
Kilbee73147/
Kelbič7392/
Kielba7390/
Kölber7369/
Klebeh7345/
Kelbio7323/
Klebez739/
Killbe738/
Kelbys735/
Klebey734/
Koelbi732/
Kellby732/
Kelbai732/
Klebea732/
Kilbie732/
Celbei731/
Kuelbi731/
Chelbe731/
Quelbe731/
Kelboy730/
Keelby730/
Chelbea67166/
Kelbich6732/
Klebetz6719/
Kylberh678/
Kelbysh678/
Klby674/
Qlbe672/
Clbe672/
Kälbeit671/
Killbey671/
Kielbay671/
Kelbaha671/
Klbj671/
Kölbetz671/
Quelbey671/
Klbi671/
Killbie670/
Chelbey670/

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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
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  • 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 Kelbe
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