Kelesidis Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kelesidis Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Pontic Greek language. It means 'Keles' son'. The name Keles means 'handsome' in Turkish, so the surname means 'the handsome man's son'. Kelesidou is a female version of this surname, since the Greek language uses genders.

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Kelesidis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,0661:10,3941,334
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Georgia161:234,09712,742
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kelesidis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Pontic Greek language. It means 'Keles' son'. The name Keles means 'handsome' in Turkish, so the surname means 'the handsome man's son'. Kelesidou is a female version of this surname, since the Greek language uses genders.

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Kelesidis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelesidis (Georgian: კელესიდის, Russian: Келесидис) is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelesidis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelesidis is the 324,225th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,342,512 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Kelesidis reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Kelesidis is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 1,066 people, or 1 in 10,394. In Greece Kelesidis is primarily concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 54 percent live, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 18 percent live and Attica, where 14 percent live. Not including Greece this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Georgia, where 1 percent live.

Kelesidis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kelesidis are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Kelesidis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,080 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kelesidis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelesidis in the Georgian language
კელესიდისkelesidis-
Kelesidis in the Russian language
Келесидисkelesidis-

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