Kelpie Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Kelpie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelpie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Kelpie (10) may also be a first name.

Kelpie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelpie is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelpie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelpie is the 2,273,756th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kelpie are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles. Kelpie is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Kelpie is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is most prevalent in: Surrey, where 36 percent are found, Greater London, where 36 percent are found and Hampshire, where 20 percent are found. Barring England Kelpie occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Kelpie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kelpie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Kelpie surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kelpie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kelpie last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelpe91499/
Kelpi91141/
Kelpis83122/
Kelppe8330/
Kelphi834/
Kuelpe831/
Kelpea831/
Kelpey831/
Klpi801/
Kelpper772/
Kelppis771/
Kleppie771/
Kelpiyo771/
Keelpai771/
Kelpfer771/
Kilpi73712/
Kilpe7363/
Kelpa7339/
Kelpy7337/
Klepe7335/
Klepi7313/
Celpi734/
Cklpe733/
Kleppies711/
Kellpper711/
Kleppier710/
Kleppe673,993/
Kilpiä67213/
Klepej67197/
Kilppe6769/
Klepiš6740/
Kleppi6726/
Klepei6722/
Klepai6721/
Klpper6715/
Chelpi6713/
Kilpio676/
Klepey675/
Klpish674/
Kölper673/
Kyolpe671/
Klepiz671/
Klepfe671/
Kelppa671/
Kilpes670/
Klpfes670/

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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
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  • 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 Kelpie
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