Kelker Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kelker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5421:668,74353,351
Germany811:993,89568,573
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
India81:95,883,173728,828
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

Kelker Last Name Facts

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

Kelker (Marathi: केळकर) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kelker.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 501,369th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Kelker are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kelker is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 542 people, or 1 in 668,743. In The United States Kelker is primarily found in: Ohio, where 15 percent are found, Indiana, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kelker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kelker surname rose 352 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kelker last name are 10.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.83% being registered with the party.

Kelker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $39,080 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koelker92417/
Kuelker92228/
Kelkert9215/
Kaelker9215/
Koellker862/
Kelkhier861/
Kuehlker861/
Keuhlker860/
Kilker831,092/
Kölker83823/
Kleker83136/
Külker83100/
Kälker8353/
Kelcer8314/
Klcker8314/
Celker830/
Klecker771,409/
Klekker7784/
Kløcker7769/
Kilkerr7748/
Klekere7729/
Kälkert7726/
Kilåker7717/
Kelkjær778/
Killker772/
Kilcker772/
Kelkhir771/
Kilkert771/
Kilkker770/
Källåker7119/
Kleckert711/
Keelcher710/
Celcer67248/
Cilker6771/
Kilcer6755/
Klekerová678/
Klecer675/
Cleker672/

Kelker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelker in the Marathi language
केळकरkelakara-

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Kelker Reference & Research

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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 Kelker
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