Kellis Surname

254,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Kellis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1201:323,62429,464
Greece3321:33,3735,219
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Kellis (1,446) may also be a first name.

Kellis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kellis (Russian: Келлис) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kellis is the 254,576th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,698,611 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kellis reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 205,196th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,446 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,120 people, or 1 in 323,624. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Kellis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kellis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kellis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kellis last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kellis surname are 22.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kellis earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 30.68% less than the national average, earning $15,737,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.45% less than the national average, earning $42,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $53,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellish92160/
Kellies92101/
Kaellis9212/
Kellijs926/
Gkellis924/
Kellois921/
Kellios921/
Kellise920/
Kelliss920/
Koellish8624/
Kiellish8620/
Kellisch8610/
Gkellios861/
Kelles83352/
Killis83154/
Kellys83132/
Cellis83102/
Kyllis8367/
Köllis8310/
Kelliz831/
Klis801,382/
Koellisch8056/
Kiellisch8011/
Chellis77752/
Quellis7764/
Kellich7755/
Killies7714/
Kelleys7713/
Killiss777/
Kelless772/
Kellehs772/
Cuellis772/
Kelleiz771/
Kellice771/
Killios771/
Kellets771/
Kuelliz771/
Gkillis771/
Cellish771/
Kelly's771/
Keullys771/
Kelleds770/
Kellese770/
Kellesh770/
Kleis732,991/
Klisz73982/
Klish73750/
Klais73435/
Kliss73375/
Klise73375/
Klijs73364/
Kluis73202/
Khlis73159/
Klois73155/
Klies73134/
Klizs739/
Klihs733/
Cllis731/
Klles731/
Kllys731/
Killisch71173/
Köllisch71135/
Kelliche713/
Kelletts712/
Quellais712/
Küllisch711/
Chelliss710/
Kellehes710/
Klisch671,718/
Cillis671,329/
Kleiss671,129/
Celles67699/
Khliss67343/
Klaiss67324/
Kelleş67182/
Kleisz67138/
Kleijs6784/
Killes6772/
Kleise6763/
Kleihs6736/
Kluits6729/
Klaits6721/
Klisht6715/
Klaise6714/
Kliesh6714/
Kluijs679/
Klaihs678/
Klisse677/
Klishe677/
Kliess677/
Celliz676/
Killix675/
Klaist675/
Klaisz674/
Khlies674/
Kluish673/
Kellyz672/
Khleis671/
Killys671/
Kluise671/
Cellys671/
Cklish671/
Cllish671/
Kloise671/
Klitse671/
Kloits671/
Kleits671/
Kliehs671/
Cellès671/
Kylles671/
Khlise671/
Kyllys671/
Khlish671/
Kleish670/
Kluiss670/
Klaish670/

Kellis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kellis in the Russian language
Келлисkellis-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kellis
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