Kelkin Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kelkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Kelkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelkin (Arabic: كالكين, Russian: Келькин) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelkin is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Kelkin is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Kelkin reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most frequent in: Worcestershire, where 92 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Kelkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelkin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kelkin last name rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelkina928/
Kilkin8342/
Klekin835/
Kylkin834/
Kelcin831/
Celkin831/
Kölking77154/
Kelchin77141/
Kilkina7768/
Chelkin7727/
Kleckin7710/
Kuelken779/
Klekina774/
Kelkenn773/
Kylkina772/
Kihlkin771/
Kyolkin771/
Kilkienė713/
Kleckina711/
Klecin67142/
Kilkinova6715/
Kylkyn674/
Kleckn673/
Cilkin671/

Kelkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelkin in the Russian language
Келькинkelkin-
Kelkin in the Arabic language
كالكينkalkyn-

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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
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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 Kelkin
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