Kelcher Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kelcher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
England511:1,092,51152,584
Canada381:969,62173,252
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Austria201:425,77243,235
France71:9,488,960336,266
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Kelcher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelcher (Russian: Кельчер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelcher? popularity and diffusion

Kelcher is the 761,666th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kelcher live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 1,717,815. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 28 percent live, Minnesota, where 23 percent live and California, where 19 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Kelcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kelcher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelcher last name rose 132 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelcher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kelcher last name are 17.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.1% registered with the party.

The amount Kelcher earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning $56,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.4% more than the national average, earning $73,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keltcher936/
Kellcher936/
Keelcher930/
Kielcher930/
Kelcer9214/
Kellecher884/
Kalcher861,767/
Kilcher86647/
Klecher8623/
Kolcher867/
Kløcher866/
Kilchert80114/
Kilchher8014/
Chelcher8013/
Kolchier808/
Kletcher806/
Quelcher801/
Kalcheur801/
Killcher800/
Kelzer77409/
Kelger7767/
Kilcer7755/
Klecer775/
Klcear771/
Kilchherr75254/
Kletscher7580/
Kellekher751/
Koelzer711,137/
Colcher7190/
Kuelzer7126/
Kilczer718/
Kaelzer716/
Chelcer713/
Keltzer713/
Kelkhir711/
Keltser711/
Kellzer711/
Calcher710/
Keelger710/
Kealger710/
Keilger710/
Cletcher67110/
Chilcher6741/
Chelczer676/
Khelkhir671/
Klzer671/
Callcher671/
Kueltzer671/

Kelcher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelcher in the Russian language
Кельчерkelcer-

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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 Kelcher
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