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 held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kellis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 254,576th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,698,611 people. The surname Kellis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kellis live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kellis is also the 205,196th most common first name at a global level, borne by 1,446 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,120 people, or 1 in 323,624. In The United States Kellis is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Kellis occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Kellis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kellis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kellis last name rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kellis Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kellis last name are 22.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.62% registered to vote for the political 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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  • 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 Kellis
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