Kelman Surname
Approximately 5,572 people bear this surname
Kelman Surname Definition:
Of local origin from a place in Aberdeenshire. There is a Kelman Hill in the Cabrach. Kelman is a common surname in the shire, and several of the name are buried in Mortlach churchyard. William Kelman, admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1591 (NSCM.
Read More About This SurnameKelman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,838 | 1:197,203 | 19,429 |
| Scotland | 806 | 1:6,642 | 1,033 |
| England | 488 | 1:114,176 | 11,700 |
| Canada | 466 | 1:79,068 | 8,865 |
| Ukraine | 447 | 1:101,840 | 14,586 |
| Australia | 421 | 1:64,123 | 7,690 |
| Russia | 369 | 1:390,577 | 37,915 |
| New Zealand | 151 | 1:29,989 | 5,243 |
| Poland | 89 | 1:427,065 | 44,572 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Guyana | 31 | 1:24,588 | 2,860 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Jamaica | 13 | 1:220,765 | 6,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 522 | 1:7,171 | 1,013 |
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Kelman (465) may also be a first name.
Kelman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of local origin from a place in Aberdeenshire. There is a Kelman Hill in the Cabrach. Kelman is a common surname in the shire, and several of the name are buried in Mortlach churchyard. William Kelman, admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1591 (NSCM., I, p. 81) is probably the merchant burgess there in 1605 (ROA., I, p. 231). Alexander Kelman was admitted burgess of Dundee in 1589 (Wedd., p. 189), and James Kelman appears in Aberdeen in the same year (CRA., p. 64). Barbara Kilmaine is recorded in Edinburgh, 1603 (Edinb. Marr.), Isobel Kelmane in Auld Aberdeen, 1621 (RSCA., II, p. 247), and James Kelman, against whom a charge was made in 1633, is probably Jams Kelmane in Belchirrie against whom there was an action for debt in 1636 (RSCA., II, p. 375,413). William Kelman appears in Balnamoon, 1747 (Moray), James Kelman was member of Gartly Company of Volunteers in 1798 and John Kelman member of the Huntly Company (Will, p. 18, 24), and James Kelman from Alvah was tailed in the first Great War (Turriff). Kelmann 1596.
(from the name of a male ancestor) As a non-Jewish name Kelman is a name assumed by a bricklayer, one who works with a trowel (Kelle, in German). As a Jewish name, Kellman is another version of Kalman, which is a short form of Kalonymos, the Greek translation of Shem Tov (“good name”).
Kelman Demographics
Average Male Kelman Height
177.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kelman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kelman (Russian: Кельман) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 86,434th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,307,887 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Kelman live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kelman is also the 395,119th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 465 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,838 people, or 1 in 197,203. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 19 percent live, Maryland, where 8 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Kelman occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 14 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Kelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kelman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelman last name grew 4,713 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kelman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kelman surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kelman surname are 4.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.97% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kelman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.49% more than the national average, earning R 426,528 per year; in United States they earn 30.08% more than the national average, earning $56,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $59,956 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelman in the Russian language | ||
| Кельман | kelman | - |
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