Kelma Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Kelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland991:383,92741,878
France761:873,983102,402
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kelma (3,545) may also be a first name.

Kelma Last Name Facts

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

Kelma (Hindi: केल्मा, Russian: Кельма, Tibetan: སྐལ་མ་) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. Kelma occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kelma live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Kelma is also the 119,035th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 3,545 people.

It is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 383,927. Not including Poland this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in France, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Kelma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelma Last Name Statistics demography

Kelma earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.73% more than the national average, earning $77,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielma91277/
Koelma91269/
Kelmoa914/
Kellma913/
Kaelma911/
Kelmah911/
Kuelma911/
Kelmad911/
Kelmach833/
Koelmay831/
Celma803,064/
Klema801,085/
Kilma80180/
Kelmi8071/
Kelme8050/
Kelmo8039/
Kylma8015/
Kelmy804/
Kelmaitė771/
Celmea7349/
Kelmou7317/
Klemma7315/
Chelma7315/
Kelmys7310/
Klemay739/
Kelmie737/
Klemah733/
Kuulma733/
Quelma733/
Kelmoi733/
Kelmme732/
Kelmey732/
Keulme732/
Kellmy731/
Klemea731/
Kuelme731/
Kellmi731/
Kuilma731/
Kilmay731/
Kilmau731/
Kielmo731/
Kelmee731/
Celmay731/
Cellma731/
Kilmma731/
Kaelme731/
Chelmea67171/
Klemash6795/
Gkiolma6733/
Klemach6711/
Cellmma677/
Klemasz676/
Clma676/
Quelmat675/
Kelmous674/
Klmi672/
Kuulmaa672/
Klemmay671/
Kylmach671/
Klmj671/
Kilmach671/
Kuelmee671/
Chelmma671/
Klmy671/
Kilmead670/
Killmay670/

Kelma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelma in the Tibetan language
སྐལ་མ་kalma-
Kelma in the Hindi language
केल्माkelma75
केलमाkelama25
Kelma in the Russian language
Кельмаkelma-

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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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  • 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 Kelma
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