Kelens Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kelens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017

Kelens (104) may also be a first name.

Kelens Last Name Facts

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

Kelens occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Kelens live; 73 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kelens is also the 925,156th most numerous given name on earth, held by 104 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Kelens is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keulens9235/
Kielens921/
Klens91103/
Celens8363/
Kolens8358/
Kilens8354/
Kalens8335/
Klense8310/
Kelenz837/
Klensz832/
Kelins832/
Kylens831/
Klensø831/
Klensh830/
Kallens77137/
Kollens7720/
Kielenz7715/
Keelins7710/
Kilense772/
Keslins772/
Chelens772/
Kaelins770/
Kislens770/
Klenz73649/
Kalns73242/
Clens738/
Kolns731/
Kyhlensø714/
Kolins67412/
Kalins67154/
Celins67137/
Kolenz67118/
Colens6798/
Kalnæs6763/
Calens6757/
Klenze6714/
Kilins6711/
Kalenz677/
Celenz672/
Kajlns671/
Klence671/
Kilenz671/
Kyhlensøe671/
Kalyns671/
Qulens671/
Clensh670/
Clenns670/
Kilyns670/
Clense670/

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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 Kelens
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