Kelec Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Keleč (148) are calculated separately.

Kelec Last Name Facts

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

Kelec is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Keleč. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelec? popularity and diffusion

Kelec is the 2,661,929th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Kelec live; 34 percent live in West Asia and 34 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,095,864. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Gaziantep Province, where 79 percent reside, Mersin Province, where 16 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Slovakia, where 19 percent reside.

Kelec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kelec last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Kelec earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keleč93148/
Kielec91145/
Kelecz9141/
Kelech9123/
Keleck9115/
Keulec911/
Keleche8310/
Kelesch835/
Kieleck833/
Keilech830/
Kelek803,477/
Keleg80313/
Kelez80283/
Keleš80108/
Kelic8064/
Klejc8058/
Kilec802/
Qelec801/
Kelecová776/
Kelecova774/
Kelesh73671/
Kielek73657/
Kileci73580/
Kilech73342/
Keleke73306/
Kelich73255/
Kelets73127/
Klejch73125/
Kelike7367/
Khelek7342/
Ketlek7338/
Chelec7318/
Kelick7318/
Keulek7316/
Celecz7310/
Kelych7310/
Klehic738/
Kelesk737/
Kehles736/
Kejles735/
Kileck732/
Kelegh732/
Kilejc731/
Keleuk731/
Kailec731/
Kielic731/
Koylec731/
Keilic731/
Quelec731/
Kelesz731/
Keales731/
Keileg730/
Keleczova716/
Keleczová715/
Kelechowa714/
Kelecsova712/
Kelecsová711/
Keilich67178/
Kailech67142/
Keliche67137/
Keslick67118/
Keylich67115/
Kheledj6776/
Keleske6747/
Kielerz6733/
Kielesz6725/
Kileche6720/
Keheles6718/
Keleigh6718/
Keuleuk6716/
Kielick6710/
Keelick676/
Kisleck676/
Keylick673/
Keletse673/
Khelych673/
Kaylech673/
Ketlich672/
Quelech672/
Khelets671/
Keilick671/
Khelles671/
Cheleck671/
Kislech671/
Kelegue671/
Keeliez671/
Kelaici671/
Kielicz671/
Ketleak671/
Khylech671/
Kieliek671/
Keaslic670/
Kelisck670/

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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 Kelec
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