Kelmendi Surname

63,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Kelmendi Surname User-submission:

The Kelmendi surname comes from the Latin name Clemens, which means 'gentle' or 'merciful'. It is an Albanian surname that is linked to a fis(tribe or clan) and region of the same name in north-western Albania. Over the centuries they spread throughout the Balkans and since the 1960s emigrants from that area brought it to other parts of Europe and elsewhere.

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Kelmendi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo6,3611:29331
Sweden2881:34,1902,786
Albania2421:12,0422,231
Germany2411:334,04832,981
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
England841:663,31038,317
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Slovenia771:32,3076,410
Norway451:114,27315,150
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Turkey361:2,161,70672,332
France341:1,953,609166,012
Montenegro321:19,9862,175
Finland301:183,22315,926
Austria271:315,38635,058
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Croatia61:704,76744,411
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Këlmendi (7) & Kelmëndi (1) are calculated separately.

Kelmendi (10) may also be a first name.

Kelmendi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kelmendi surname comes from the Latin name Clemens, which means 'gentle' or 'merciful'. It is an Albanian surname that is linked to a fis(tribe or clan) and region of the same name in north-western Albania. Over the centuries they spread throughout the Balkans and since the 1960s emigrants from that area brought it to other parts of Europe and elsewhere.

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Kelmendi Last Name Facts

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

Kelmendi is found in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Këlmendi or Kelmëndi. Click here for further potential spellings of Kelmendi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelmendi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,339th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 921,424 people. Kelmendi occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kelmendi reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename globally, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kosovo, where it is carried by 6,361 people, or 1 in 293. In Kosovo Kelmendi is mostly concentrated in: District of Peja, where 44 percent reside, District of Pristina, where 22 percent reside and District of Mitrovica, where 14 percent reside. Not including Kosovo this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Albania, where 3 percent reside.

Kelmendi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kelmendi surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kelmendi earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.09% less than the national average, earning 259,260 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $44,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Këlmendi967/
Kelmëndi961/
Kellmendi9412/
Kaelmendi941/
Klmendi931/
Klemendi885/
Kilmendi882/
Kelmemdi882/
Kelmendj882/
Kelmendaj825/
Klemenda751/
Kälmändi751/
Clemendi751/
Clemende636/
Clemenda631/
Clemendes592/

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