Kelm Surname

36,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8291:13,8111,800
United States3,8541:94,04710,554
Russia1,4241:101,21012,433
Brazil1,1081:193,2087,455
Argentina7181:59,5315,067
Poland4741:80,18712,462
Canada4451:82,7999,222
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Paraguay621:116,7222,610
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
Ukraine421:1,083,87497,988
France261:2,554,720189,486
Belarus241:395,87740,412
England241:2,321,58686,519
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:178,08015,904

Kelm (34) may also be a first name.

Kelm Last Name Facts

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

Kelm (Hindi: केलम, Marathi: केलम, Russian: Кельм) is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelm is the 36,741st most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 507,631 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Kelm are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Kelm is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 5,829 people, or 1 in 13,811. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Kelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States Kelm are 11.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kelm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.9% less than the national average, earning R 119,064 per year; in United States they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $45,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $51,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellm8994/
Kelme8950/
Koelm8939/
Kielm8935/
Kelmm894/
Kelhm894/
Keelm892/
Kuelm891/
Klm866/
Kelmme802/
Klem757,500/
Külm75117/
Kölm7576/
Kilm7556/
Celm7527/
Kylm756/
Klæm754/
Klmh752/
Klhm751/
Klmt751/
Klmm750/
Kelmova733/
Kelmová731/
Klemm6726,661/
Klemt671,920/
Klehm671,190/
Kleme67229/
Kilme67211/
Chelm67117/
Klemd6723/
Cellm6722/
Klhem679/
Kilmm671/

Kelm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelm in the Hindi language
केलमkelama-
Kelm in the Marathi language
केलमkelama-
Kelm in the Russian language
Кельмkelm-

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Footnotes

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