Kellies Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kellies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa951:570,29244,274
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kellies (861) may also be a first name.

Kellies Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kellies occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellies? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kellies is the 1,839,022nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kellies live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kellies is also the 277,461st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 861 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 89 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Not including South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Kellies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kellies has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kellies Last Name Statistics demography

Kellies earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.8% less than the national average, earning R 150,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellihes930/
Kellis921,551/
Kelles92352/
Kellish86160/
Killies8614/
Kelleys8613/
Kaellis8612/
Kelloes867/
Kellijs866/
Gkellis864/
Kelless862/
Kellehs862/
Cellies862/
Kellice861/
Kellois861/
Kellets861/
Kellios861/
Kellise860/
Kelleds860/
Kelliss860/
Kellese860/
Kellesh860/
Klies83134/
Klles831/
Koellish8024/
Kiellish8020/
Kellisch8010/
Kelliche803/
Kelletts802/
Chellies801/
Gkellios801/
Kellehes800/
Celles77699/
Kliese77401/
Kelleş77182/
Killis77154/
Kellys77132/
Cellis77102/
Killes7772/
Kyllis7767/
Kliesh7714/
Köllis7710/
Kliess777/
Khlies774/
Kelliz771/
Kliehs771/
Kylles771/
Koellisch7556/
Kiellisch7511/
Klis731,382/
Kles73338/
Kliesch711,097/
Chellis71752/
Chelles71639/
Caelles71430/
Köllges71194/
Quellis7164/
Kellich7155/
Coelles7150/
Cuelles7149/
Celliez7145/
Kellece7135/
Kyllesø7121/
Quelles7118/
Keheles7118/
Killiss717/
Celleus714/
Kuellez713/
Killeas712/
Cuellis712/
Gkilles712/
Kelleiz711/
Kelletz711/
Killios711/
Klieiss711/
Kuelliz711/
Gkillis711/
Cellish711/
Kelly's711/
Cillies711/
Keullys711/
Kellous710/
Kelleyhous710/
Kleis672,991/
Klaes672,969/
Klees672,927/
Kless671,118/
Klisz67982/
Kloes67779/
Klish67750/
Klais67435/
Klietsch67385/
Kliss67375/
Klise67375/
Klijs67364/
Klesh67260/
Kluis67202/
Killisch67173/
Khlis67159/
Klois67155/
Köllisch67135/
Klesz67117/
Kließ6796/
Klues6760/
Klice6753/
Klese6715/
Kliesche6711/
Klizs679/
Chillies677/
Kelleyhouse675/
Kliez675/
Kelleche675/
Ckles674/
Klihs673/
Cellejas673/
Clies672/
Quellais672/
Klyes671/
Cllis671/
Klées671/
Kliße671/
Klişe671/
Kliis671/
Küllisch671/
Kllys671/
Cheelles670/
Kellehex670/
Kelletch670/
Chelliss670/
Killetts670/

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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 Kellies
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