Kelemen Surname
Approximately 28,728 people bear this surname
Kelemen Surname User-submission:
Historically, the word, clemens, meant 'kind', 'gentle', or 'quiet'. It became the Clemens name which is widespread and has become popular in Christianity. Then it evolved into Clementinus, which means 'belonging to Clemens'. In the Hungarian language, the Latin suffix -s is lost and an e interposed.
Read More About This SurnameKelemen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 16,654 | 1:589 | 48 |
| Romania | 5,626 | 1:3,569 | 489 |
| United States | 1,809 | 1:200,364 | 19,707 |
| Slovakia | 831 | 1:6,422 | 585 |
| Ukraine | 787 | 1:57,843 | 8,348 |
| Serbia | 603 | 1:11,849 | 1,413 |
| Canada | 456 | 1:80,802 | 9,022 |
| Croatia | 364 | 1:11,617 | 2,176 |
| Austria | 277 | 1:30,742 | 4,948 |
| Germany | 270 | 1:298,168 | 30,684 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Switzerland | 91 | 1:90,252 | 9,968 |
| Slovenia | 70 | 1:35,538 | 6,805 |
| Czechia | 70 | 1:151,907 | 23,478 |
| Sweden | 68 | 1:144,805 | 10,193 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Italy | 56 | 1:1,092,084 | 72,109 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| Turkey | 47 | 1:1,655,775 | 62,151 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Kélémen (1) are calculated separately.
Kelemen (388) may also be a first name.
Kelemen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Historically, the word, clemens, meant 'kind', 'gentle', or 'quiet'. It became the Clemens name which is widespread and has become popular in Christianity. Then it evolved into Clementinus, which means 'belonging to Clemens'. In the Hungarian language, the Latin suffix -s is lost and an e interposed. The Kelemen surname was the 47th most common family name in Hungary in 2014. There is a similar meaning for the foreign family name Clement (British) and Clement (French).
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Average Kelemen Salary in
United States
$50,835 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kelemen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelemen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelemen (Oriya: େକେଲେମନ, Russian: Келемен) has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may be rendered as a variant: Kélémen. For other potential spellings of Kelemen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelemen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kelemen is the 19,136th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 253,674 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Kelemen live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Kelemen is also the 439,750th most common first name internationally, borne by 388 people.
The surname Kelemen is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 16,654 people, or 1 in 589. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 18 percent live, Pest County, where 11 percent live and Heves County, where 7 percent live. Not including Hungary this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Kelemen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kelemen last name is principally Orthodox (94%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kelemen last name are 3.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.13% being registered with the party.
The amount Kelemen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning 276,567 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.01% less than the national average, earning R 52,260 per year; in United States they earn 17.81% more than the national average, earning $50,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $51,728 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keulemen | 93 | 11 | / |
| Kelemenn | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kélémen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kettlemen | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kölemen | 86 | 1,561 | / |
| Celemen | 86 | 393 | / |
| Kelemin | 86 | 55 | / |
| Kalemen | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kolemen | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kelamen | 86 | 7 | / |
| Keljmen | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kilemen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kelimen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kelemenová | 82 | 865 | / |
| Kelemenova | 82 | 63 | / |
| Chelemen | 80 | 938 | / |
| Kelemina | 80 | 158 | / |
| Kaleamen | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kelamenn | 80 | 5 | / |
| Celeimen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kollemen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceilemen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Celemn | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keiliment | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kjølemoen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celemin | 71 | 2,646 | / |
| Colemen | 71 | 193 | / |
| Kalamen | 71 | 184 | / |
| Celimen | 71 | 129 | / |
| Kelimin | 71 | 64 | / |
| Kalemin | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kelamin | 71 | 29 | / |
| Celemín | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kolomen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kilimen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kelomin | 71 | 9 | / |
| Calemen | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kalimen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kalomen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kielamn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolimen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kallemn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalemin | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kallemyn | 67 | 37 | / |
| Khalemyn | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cehlimen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelemin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalemijn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quelemin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Collemen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colemien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colemenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coleamen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kahlamen | 67 | 0 | / |
Kelemen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelemen in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେଲେମନ | ekelemana | - |
| Kelemen in the Russian language | ||
| Келемен | kelemen | - |
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