Kelber Surname

288,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kelber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5631:142,99417,265
United States5221:694,36654,999
Belgium891:129,17618,730
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
France231:2,887,944200,772
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Kelber (519) may also be a first name.

Kelber Last Name Facts

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

Kelber (Russian: Кельбер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelber? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelber is the 288,063rd most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,471,131 people. The last name Kelber occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Kelber are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 370,800th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 519 people.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 142,994. In Germany Kelber is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 20 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Kelber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelber surname grew 779 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kelber last name are 12.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kelber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.7% more than the national average, earning R 488,820 per year and in United States they earn 21.93% more than the national average, earning $52,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaelber92433/
Koelber9244/
Kelberh928/
Kellber928/
Keelber924/
Kuelber924/
Kielber921/
Kelbher920/
Klber918/
Kaelbier861/
Kellbert860/
Kleber8310,105/
Kälber83911/
Kilber83559/
Kölber8369/
Celber832/
Kylber832/
Kelberová804/
Kylberh778/
Kälbert776/
Chelber775/
Kylbert771/
Klebere771/
Klebear771/
Killbear7125/
Kihlbert718/
Kuulbeer711/
Cleber67410/
Kleberová6714/
Clbert677/
Qlbeer671/
Klûver671/

Kelber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelber in the Russian language
Кельберkelber-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kelber
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