Kellev Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kellev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria241:290,78814,851
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kellev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kellev is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Kellev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Kellev reside; 83 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 290,788. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Ruse Province, where 58 percent reside, Haskovo Province, where 25 percent reside and Kyustendil Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Czechia, where 3 percent reside.

Kellev Last Name Statistics demography

Kellev earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelleva9220/
Kellov832/
Killev832/
Cellev831/
Kellav831/
Kellew830/
Klev80485/
Kellevová804/
Kelv803/
Kellova774/
Kehelev772/
Killeva771/
Kelleft771/
Kelleyw770/
Kelleff770/
Kellief770/
Kleva731,099/
Kleiv73259/
Kleev73151/
Klaev7334/
Kloev7322/
Kylev7311/
Kliev739/
Kielv734/
Khlev733/
Kllef731/
Keheleva713/
Chelleev711/
Khliev67101/
Khloev6732/
Klyaev6727/
Klevås6726/
Khlaev6724/
Killov6718/
Håklev678/
Kailev676/
Khellf674/
Kaylev673/
Källöv673/
Kitlev672/
Killew672/
Killav671/
Kuylev671/
Khleva671/
Kellyw670/

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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 Kellev
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