Kello Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Kello Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kelloe,' a parish in County Durham, six miles from Durham.

Patrick de Kellawe, Yorkshire, I Edward II I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William de Kellawe, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Kello Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:875,50566,354
Estonia1231:10,7461,543
Slovakia871:61,33911,847
Albania791:36,8875,376
Australia771:350,59429,558
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Niger491:391,67410,965
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
India351:21,916,154310,282
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Latvia271:75,92811,170
Finland261:211,41217,592
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
France201:3,321,136213,627
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Saint Pierre and Miquelon91:711158
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Norway81:642,78647,258
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Kelló (25) are calculated separately.

Kello (785) may also be a first name.

Kello Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kelloe,' a parish in County Durham, six miles from Durham.

Patrick de Kellawe, Yorkshire, I Edward II I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William de Kellawe, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1612-3. John Kellowe, fouiter and Mary Presson: Marriage Lic. (London).

1616. Baptised — Susan, d. John Kellowe: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1640. Samuel Kello and Mary Emelie: Marriage Lic. (London).

1789. Married — Job Dowsing and Jane Kellow: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the old lands of Kelloe in the barony of Hume, Berwickshire. Kelloe is also a place name in Durham and there is a Kellah in Northumberland. The surname was formerly common around Coldingham. William de Kellawe was bailiff of the king of Scotland in 1278 (Bain, II, p. 29). Richard de Kellow was a charter witness in Roxburgh, c. 1338 (BNCH., XXIV, p. 226), Patrick Kellow witnessed a notarial instrument dated 1442 (Home, 21), and John de Kello or Kellow was witness to a claim to a third part of Cranshaws in 1453 (Swinton, p. xxxix). Andrew Kelaw was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1484, and a later Andrew Kelo in 1542 (NSCM., I, p. 31, 58). John Kello, merchant of Edinburgh, and William Kello, shipmaster, probably a relative, are in record in 1490 (Bain, IV, 1565). Bartholomew Kello, collector of tax in 1545 (RPC., I, p. 15) was probably the Bartholomew Kello who was clerk of the diocese of St. Andrews in 1549 (Laing, 552), John Kelo was town bellman in Aberdeen, 1562 (Mill, Plays, p. 152), and Gilbert Kello was reidare at Balhelvy, 1574 (RMR.). Robert Kelo was burgess of Aberdeen in 1595 (CRA., p. 121), John Kello was retoured heir of John Kello, inhabitant of Biggar in 1618 (Inquis., 779), Charles Keillo in Aberdeen received payment for beer in 1639 (SCM., V, p. 154), and John Kello was servitor to the earl of Eglintoun, 1665 (Irvine, II, p. 194). James Kiloh served in the first Great War, and three men named Killoh from Gamrie and Alexander Keilloh from Auchterless were killed (Turriff). The surname was also formerly current in Shetland (1602) but is not now found there (Mill, Diary, p. lxxxix, 182).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Kelloe, a parish in co. Durham.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Kellow in Lansalloes; from killiow, the groves.

— Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Kello Demographics

Kello Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 55 (2014)

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Kello Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kello (Arabic: كيللو, Hindi: केल्लो, Marathi: केलो, Russian: Келло) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kelló. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kello? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kello is the 279,475th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,269,375 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Kello are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kello is also the 292,694th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 785 people.

Kello is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 414 people, or 1 in 875,505. In The United States Kello is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Virginia, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 9 percent live and Slovakia, where 6 percent live.

Kello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kello has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kello last name expanded 1,255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kello Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Kello are 43.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Kello earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.1% more than the national average, earning $49,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $53,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelló9325/
Kellou914,013/
Kiello91150/
Keello91114/
Kaello9163/
Kellio9112/
Kelloh9110/
Koello919/
Kelloy917/
Kelloi912/
Kkello911/
Kelloo910/
Kllo897/
Kellott836/
Kellouh836/
Kelloth835/
Kelllou833/
Kelloss831/
Kellouz831/
Kelloha831/
Kiellou831/
Gkellos831/
Kelloch830/
Kellopp830/
Killo8029,937/
Kella8016,217/
Cello802,428/
Kyllo801,021/
Källo8063/
Kõllo8039/
Qello8022/
Khllo803/
Kíllo803/
Köllo802/
Küllo801/
Kellouch77378/
Gkellios771/
Klo752,191/
Coello7358,310/
Kellah731,519/
Quello73444/
Chello73432/
Killgo73266/
Killoh73253/
Kellya73242/
Cellio73206/
Keella73203/
Killoy73189/
Koella73110/
Kiella7373/
Cellou7373/
Kellia7361/
Killou7322/
Caello7314/
Kuella7313/
Kellaa7313/
Kelleu739/
Kellha732/
Killoo732/
Kaella731/
Khllou731/
Killod731/
Kkella731/
Kkillo731/
Hkella731/
Killio731/
Kuillo731/
Keulla731/
Ëcello731/
Kellaz731/
Kyllio731/
Klloos731/
Kellga730/
Kloß675,074/
Kloh672,129/
Klou671,989/
Kleo67624/
Kloo67432/
Kloy67127/
Kloi6783/
Klio6770/
Kloj6767/
Quellos6763/
Khlo6741/
Coellho6738/
Kloś6738/
Chellou6736/
Kloa6736/
Quiello6723/
Ccoello6723/
Kellath6715/
Klla676/
Chelloy675/
Qquello675/
Killooy674/
Kloš674/
Kehella674/
Chelloj673/
Coelllo673/
Klyo673/
Coellio672/
Chellio672/
Ccuello672/
Qllo672/
Kellatt671/
Killoyd671/
Cuellho671/
Cuelloi671/
Cheello671/
Kluo671/
Chelloh671/
Khllout671/
Kloć671/
Kloč671/
Quellio671/
Gkellas671/
Cuellio671/
Cuelllo671/
Cuelloo671/
Coehllo671/
Coelloo671/
Kellahe671/
Cllo670/
Killohe670/
Kellaha670/
Keellia670/
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Kello Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kello in the Marathi language
केलोkelo-
Kello in the Hindi language
केल्लोkello50
केलोkelo50
Kello in the Russian language
Келлоkello-
Kello in the Arabic language
كيللوkyllw-

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