Kelme Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Kelme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Kelme (247) may also be a first name.
Kelme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kelme (Russian: Кельме) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelme? popularity and diffusion
Kelme is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Kelme reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 567,531st most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 247 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 7,928,679. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 81 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 7 percent reside and Pará, where 4 percent reside. Beside Brazil this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Argentina, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelme in the Russian language | ||
| Кельме | kelme | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kelme
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