Kellyn Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kellyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Kellyn (3,081) may also be a first name.

Kellyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kellyn occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kellyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kellyn are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kellyn is also the 129,985th most frequent forename in the world, held by 3,081 people.

The last name Kellyn is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Kellyn is mostly found in: New Ireland, where 94 percent are found and East New Britain, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellyon923/
Keellyn921/
Keullyn921/
Kellyna921/
Kelln91688/
Kellen833,366/
Koelln83304/
Kellin83263/
Kellén8316/
Kellne835/
Kellng834/
Qellyn831/
Klyn80922/
Keln80514/
Klln802/
Koellen77122/
Koellin7725/
Killyon7721/
Kellion7714/
Kellenc777/
Kellina776/
Kesllen775/
Kelleen774/
Kiellin772/
Kellien772/
Kellind772/
Kiellen771/
Keullin771/
Kelluen771/
Kellgne771/
Kaellin771/
Kelleun770/
Kelluin770/
Keellen770/
Kellehn770/
Kölln731,018/
Klyon73260/
Koeln73129/
Klyhn7348/
Kelne7336/
Klynn7336/
Khlyn7326/
Klynk7317/
Kølln7310/
Kieln739/
Klymn737/
Klyna735/
Kelng732/
Kaeln731/
Celln731/
Kelnn730/
Kueln730/
Koellien711/
Keelling711/
Killen679,906/
Killin671,189/
Köllen67759/
Källén67352/
Cellin67111/
Cellen6743/
Coelln6742/
Klling6740/
Klyaen6732/
Kln6731/
Källin6716/
Killng6715/
Källen6714/
Kållin678/
Killén678/
Källne676/
Klyuin673/
Kållén673/
Kyllen671/
Kællin671/
Killne671/
Kyllin671/
Kellenová671/
Kaehln671/
Kællen671/
K'Lynn671/
Koehln670/
Kielnn670/
Kelnck670/
Caelln670/

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