Kelland Surname

201,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kelland Surname Definition:

From Kelland in Trigg hundred, perhaps etymologically connected with Helland; or the same name as Kellan, q. v. Kil is a neck or promontory, and kelin a holly-tree.

Kelland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6141:90,7469,782
Canada4151:88,7859,791
New Zealand2671:16,9602,965
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Wales1371:22,5882,401
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Uruguay1191:28,8383,324
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Scotland91:594,86921,724
France91:7,380,302306,885
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5141:47,4235,856
Jersey141:3,706624
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Kelland (148) may also be a first name.

Kelland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Kelland in Trigg hundred, perhaps etymologically connected with Helland; or the same name as Kellan, q. v. Kil is a neck or promontory, and kelin a holly-tree.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kelland Last Name Facts

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

Kelland (Russian: Келланд) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelland is the 201,760th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,527,370 people. Kelland is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Kelland live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. Kelland is also the 757,758th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 148 people.

The surname Kelland is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 90,746. In England Kelland is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 25 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 8 percent reside. Other than England Kelland occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Kelland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kelland has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kelland surname grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 979 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kelland last name are 20.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kelland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.77% less than the national average, earning R 226,296 per year; in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $49,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielland93628/
Kellyand933/
Kelliand931/
Keelland930/
Kellond86179/
Kylland86118/
Killand8621/
Celland8612/
Kålland862/
Kland8363/
Chelland8088/
Quelland8072/
Killhand800/
Økland771,466/
Klandt77257/
Klahnd771/
Kåland771/
Cellant7124/
Håkland712/
Qukland711/
Qilland710/
Clleand710/
Klant67236/
Klandova6716/
Cland6713/
Quilland670/

Kelland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelland in the Russian language
Келландkelland-

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