Kelg Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Kelg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kelg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelg occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kelg.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelg is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kelg are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Kelg is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Kelg is most common in: California, where 67 percent live and Arizona, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Kelg occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.

Kelg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kelg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kelg surname fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellg893/
Kelgh891/
Klg8612/
Kelgue8012/
Kellgs802/
Kellgg800/
Kelk751,455/
Kelc75528/
Kilg7596/
Kleg7545/
Qklg752/
Kqlg752/
Kelq751/
Klgk751/
Klgh751/
Klcg751/
Qelg751/
Kelke67140/
Kelkh6749/
Kielc6745/
Chelg6740/
Klegg6725/
Kellk678/
Kelck676/
Celgh673/
Kellc673/
Kielk672/
Kaelk672/
Koelk672/
Klhgg671/
Kilgh671/
Kılgı671/
Klgue671/
Kelcs671/
Kuelk670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kelg
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