Kelkel Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

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

Kelkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3091:260,53527,919
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kelkel (32) may also be a first name.

Kelkel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelkel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelkel? popularity and diffusion

Kelkel is the 730,373rd most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname Kelkel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kelkel reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kelkel is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 32 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 260,535. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saarland, where 87 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelkell921/
Koelkel920/
Kuelkel920/
Kelkil8317/
Klkl806/
Kelchel772/
Kelkleh771/
Keslckl771/
Kllkl731/
Kilkil67142/
Kløckl673/
Klql601/
Clkl601/
Klehkleh5752/
Klekl5523/
Klecl556/
Klecel5027/
Klekel5012/
Chilkl501/
Klekil501/

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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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  • 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 Kelkel
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