Kelsy Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Colombia

Kelsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Colombia451:1,061,6469,449
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:162,52014,796

Kelsy (1,742) may also be a first name.

Kelsy Last Name Facts

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

Kelsy (Arabic: كلزى, Hindi: केल्श्या) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelsy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelsy is the 1,263,456th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kelsy live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kelsy is also the 183,678th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,742 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 86 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Kelsy is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Kelsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelsy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kelsy surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelsy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kelsy last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kelsy last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kelsy earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 25.08% less than the national average, earning $17,008,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $40,726 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelsey9125,038/
Kelsay911,562/
Kelsoy91251/
Kellsy9110/
Kelssy914/
Kelshy911/
Keelsy910/
Klsy890/
Kellsey8365/
Keelsey831/
Kellesy831/
Kelssys831/
Kaelsey830/
Kelssey830/
Kelsa80225/
Kelcy80121/
Kelsi8098/
Klesy8078/
Celsy8066/
Kilsy8026/
Kelse8026/
Kelzy8019/
Kellessy771/
Kelcey73203/
Kelsie73185/
Külsoy73144/
Kelsea7388/
Kielsa7356/
Chelsy7352/
Kelces7350/
Kilsey7337/
Kelseu7324/
Kellcy7315/
Kleszy739/
Klesey738/
Klessy735/
Celsey735/
Keelsi735/
Kelseh734/
Gkelsi734/
Kilsay732/
Kelsce731/
Kelsaa731/
Kellsi731/
Kilsoy731/
Killsy731/
Kylsyh731/
Kilsuy731/
Kelzey731/
Kelsoa731/
Kelshe731/
Kelsha731/
Kellse730/
Kelsit730/
Kelsee730/
Kellsa730/
Kelches6722/
Chelsey679/
Kelseth678/
Kelchyi677/
Keelser677/
Kellser675/
Kilsyth672/
Koelseh671/
Kelsher671/
Klzy671/
Kelceys671/
Kelscii671/
Klsa671/
Klse671/
Klsi671/
Kljy671/
Kelzouy671/
Gkelsis671/
Kellsie671/
Qlsy671/
Kelchis670/
Kellese670/
Killsey670/

Kelsy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelsy in the Hindi language
केल्श्याkelsya-
Kelsy in the Arabic language
كلزىklzy-

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Kelsy Reference & Research

Kelsey DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kelsey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kelsy
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