Kelch Surname

81,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Kelch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0301:119,62312,814
Germany2,5281:31,8464,186
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Ireland691:68,2454,322
Austria491:173,78422,520
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4971:101,04410,235

Kelch (17) may also be a first name.

Kelch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelch (Russian: Кельч) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kelch.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 81,177th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,217,025 people. The last name Kelch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kelch are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kelch is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

Kelch is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,030 people, or 1 in 119,623. In The United States Kelch is most frequent in: Ohio, where 13 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 42 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kelch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kelch surname grew 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 767 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kelch surname are 22.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.68% registered with the party.

The amount Kelch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $45,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning $58,491 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keltch91166/
Keilch9149/
Kielch9148/
Kelche9115/
Kellch9114/
Koelch915/
Kelchs912/
Kealch910/
Kelc89528/
Klch897/
Keltsch83201/
Kellech831/
Keilech830/
Klech80394/
Kalch80346/
Kolch80281/
Kilch8069/
Kelcz8055/
Kylch8050/
Kelkh8049/
Kölch8047/
Kielc8045/
Celch803/
Kellc803/
Kelcs801/
Qelch801/
Klchh801/
Kieltsch77157/
Kelchova7714/
Koelzsch778/
Kelleche775/
Koeltsch771/
Klc7517/
Quelch731,615/
Kletch7349/
Kilche7337/
Chelch7312/
Keltsh7310/
Kleche739/
Kielcz734/
Khalch733/
Kolchė731/
Kelőci731/
Koeltzsch715/
Kehlleche711/
Kelz671,642/
Klec67388/
Kletsch67159/
Kailech67142/
Költsch6786/
Kelč6749/
Kölzsch6740/
Kelcová679/
Kiltsch673/
Kaylech673/
Quelche672/
Klci672/
Kilc672/
Cklc671/
Klzh671/
Kllc671/
Klcz671/
Kledsch671/
Keltschová671/
Khlc671/
Kclc671/
Khylech671/

Kelch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelch in the Russian language
Кельчkelc-

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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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  • 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 Kelch
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