Kellens Surname

300,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Kellens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1241:10,2281,468
France981:677,78386,620
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kellens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kellens is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kellens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kellens is the 300,690th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,765,464 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kellens reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 1,124 people, or 1 in 10,228. In Belgium Kellens is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent live, Walloon Region, where 17 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Belgium this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Kellens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kellens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kellens surname expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kellens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kellens last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Kellens earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killens86452/
Kellins8661/
Cellens860/
Klens83103/
Kelns832/
Killiens801/
Kellions800/
Kloens7768/
Klense7710/
Kliens773/
Kelnæs772/
Klensz772/
Klensø771/
Khlens770/
Klensh770/
Killins71687/
Klensch71219/
Cellins713/
Keglins712/
Kleemns711/
Killenz711/
Kleenst710/
Kellims710/
Klenz67649/
Quillens67140/
Klins67108/
Clens678/
Kluensch677/
Killions672/
Killinss672/
Klyns671/
Killinns671/
Kelnz671/
Kilns670/

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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 Kellens
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