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
Kellan Political Affiliation
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Kellan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kellan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kellan (Arabic: كيلان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻥ, Hindi: केल्लण, Russian: Келлан) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kellán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kellan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 891,661st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The 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 frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 1,409 people.
The last name Kellan is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 18 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States Kellan occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
Kellan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kellan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kellan last name increased 262 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kellan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kellan last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the 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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