Kellams Surname

350,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname

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

Kellams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0411:348,18331,237
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Kellams Last Name Facts

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

Kellams is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellams? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 350,215th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,993,806 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kellams live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,041 people, or 1 in 348,183. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 34 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Japan, where 0 percent live.

Kellams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kellams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kellams last name grew 882 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kellams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kellams last name are 18.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kellams earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,255 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellems86991/
Kelloms8634/
Killams863/
Cellams862/
Klams839/
Killiams801/
Kellioms800/
Klaims772/
Kliams771/
Kleams771/
Klamse770/
Killamshe751/
Klems67746/
Clams6710/
Qilliams674/
Cilliams673/
Quilliams63182/
Cuilliams631/
Claims6248/
Klemsz6234/
Kleims6214/
Klemms628/
Clyams620/
Klemsh620/
Klemsch5714/
Klomsæt578/
Quliams570/
Klaimch570/
Klemz501,585/
Klemš5077/
Klemß508/

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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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  • 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 Kellams
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