Kelev Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kelev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kelev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelev (Russian: Келев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kelev is the 5,213,395th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Kelev are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Kelev is most common in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 634,446. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 55 percent live, Gabrovo Province, where 18 percent live and Pazardzhik Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelev in the Russian language | ||
| Келев | kelev | - |
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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 Kelev
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