Kelkh Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kelkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kelkh Last Name Facts

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

Kelkh (Russian: Кельх) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelkh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kelkh reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kelkh is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,202,735. In Russia Kelkh is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 24 percent live, Volgograd Oblast, where 22 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 20 percent live. Outside of Russia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 4 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.

Kelkh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kelkh surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kelkh surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 25% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelk891,455/
Kelch805,988/
Kelke80140/
Klekh80109/
Kellk808/
Kelck806/
Kielk802/
Kaelk802/
Koelk802/
Kylkh801/
Kelgh801/
Kuelk800/
Klk7520/
Keilch7349/
Kielch7348/
Kelche7315/
Kelchs732/
Klekhd731/
Klekhe731/
Kealch730/
Kelc67528/
Kilk67476/
Klek67467/
Celk6766/
Kelková6740/
Kilksch677/
Klkk675/
Kklk675/
Kelg674/
Kelkova672/
Klhk671/
Kelq671/
Klgh671/
Khlk671/
Klxh671/
Klqk671/
Kellech671/
Klgk671/
Qlkh671/
Kqlk671/
Hklk671/
Kllk671/
Klkp671/
Klqh671/
Klck670/
Keilech670/

Kelkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelkh in the Russian language
Кельхkelh-

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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 Kelkh
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