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

Kelm (Hindi: केलम, Marathi: केलम, Russian: Кельм) is most common in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelm? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Kelm is the 36,741^st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 507,631 people. The last name 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 1,775,424^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

The last name Kelm is most frequently occurring 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 reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Kelm Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kelm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelm surname expanded 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelm Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kelm last name is primarily 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.