Kellan Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Kellan Surname Definition:
This name may be from ke-lan, the church or place enclosed with a hedge. See also Kelland.
Kellan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 165 | 1:2,196,721 | 138,143 |
| Romania | 57 | 1:352,243 | 30,194 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Kellán (2) are calculated separately.
Kellan (1,409) may also be a first name.
Kellan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This name may be from ke-lan, the church or place enclosed with a hedge. See also Kelland.
Kellan Demographics
Average Kellan Salary in
United States
$35,187 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kellan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kellan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kellan (Arabic: كيلان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻥ, Hindi: केल्लण, Russian: Келлан) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kellán. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kellan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 891,661st most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kellan reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kellan is also the 208,134th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 1,409 people.
Kellan is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States Kellan is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 18 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Kellan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kellan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kellan surname grew 262 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kellan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kellan surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kellan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.16% less than the national average, earning R 78,048 per year; in United States they earn 18.45% less than the national average, earning $35,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $53,312 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kellan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kellan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻥ | klan | - |
| Kellan in the Hindi language | ||
| केल्लण | kellana | 50 |
| केल्लन | kellana | 50 |
| Kellan in the Russian language | ||
| Келлан | kellan | - |
| Kellan in the Arabic language | ||
| كيلان | kylan | - |
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Footnotes
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