Keldsen Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Keldsen Surname User-submission:

This is a Danish surname, meaning 'son of Kjeld' ('Kettle').

Keldsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Denmark1251:45,1584,724
Greenland181:3,132341
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Keldsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Danish surname, meaning 'son of Kjeld' ('Kettle').

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Keldsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keldsen (Russian: Кьельдсен) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keldsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 760,012th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname Keldsen is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Keldsen reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Keldsen is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States Keldsen is most frequent in: California, where 26 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and Wyoming, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 33 percent are found and Greenland, where 5 percent are found.

Keldsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keldsen last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Keldsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $46,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning $48,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieldsen93115/
Kueldsen931/
Keldson8621/
Keldsem861/
Kelzen771/
Kelchen71334/
Keltgen71185/
Celtsen7144/
Keltsin7133/
Keltsyn716/
Kiltsen711/
Kletsen711/
Keltjen710/
Keltsyna676/

Keldsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keldsen in the Russian language
Кьельдсенkeldsen-

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