Kelner Surname

172,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kelner Surname Definition:

“Waiter” in German.

Kelner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8811:411,41835,798
Poland3501:108,59616,381
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
France1181:562,90476,109
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Russia1141:1,264,23791,134
Czechia961:110,76518,159
Hungary681:144,35713,146
England621:898,67846,462
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Austria381:224,09027,245
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Slovenia341:73,16710,069
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Kelner (99) may also be a first name.

Kelner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Waiter” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kelner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelner (Russian: Кельнер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 172,305th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,918,521 people. The surname Kelner is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kelner live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 951,070th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 99 people.

Kelner is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 881 people, or 1 in 411,418. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Minnesota, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Kelner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kelner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 528 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kelner surname are 1.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.08% registered with the party.

The amount Kelner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $49,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellner9234,823/
Koelner9250/
Kelnerd9213/
Kielner925/
Kelhner922/
Kelnier921/
Kelneur921/
Kelnert921/
Kelneer921/
Kehlner920/
Koellner86841/
Kaellner8633/
Kellnger860/
Kilner833,444/
Celner83254/
Klener83164/
Kölner8392/
Kølner8325/
Kylner839/
Kllner837/
Qelner831/
Klnger830/
Kelnerová80135/
Kelnerova804/
Köllner776,093/
Klenner774,718/
Klinner771,699/
Killner77326/
Källner77212/
Klünner77127/
Chelner7771/
Cellner7770/
Klönner7723/
Kölnert7715/
Klemner7713/
Klenger7713/
Kőllner7711/
Kelnior777/
Køllner775/
Kyolner774/
Kilnger774/
Küllner771/
Kilnere771/
Klegner771/
Kilneir771/
Kællner771/
Kilneer770/
Kislner770/
Kellnerová75859/
Kellnerova7517/
Klennert71340/
Coellner7144/
Killnger712/
Kluenner711/
Klönnert711/
Klinnger711/
Klinnner711/
Kloenner711/
Killnner711/
Klenerová6732/
Clener679/
Cilner671/
Klenerova671/
Klingnert671/
Klenyr671/

Kelner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelner in the Russian language
Кельнерkelner-

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