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

The last name Kelbe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 801,116th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. Kelbe is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kelbe live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 852,104th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 120 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 95,271. In Cameroon Kelbe 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 Kelbe is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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 carrying the Kelbe surname increased 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kelbe last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the 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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