Keltor Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Keltor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Keltor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Keltor Last Name Facts

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

Keltor occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keltor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Keltor live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

Keltor is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Gbarpolu County, where 50 percent reside and Grand Cape Mount County, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Keltor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keltor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keltor last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keltore9213/
Keltar832/
Kletor831/
Kiltorp7758/
Kiltore773/
Kueltur771/
Koeltar771/
Källtorp716/
Kihltorp711/
Kıltar6732/
Ciltor671/
Kiltur671/
Cheheltour631/
Chiltor621/
Kltuhrh621/
Chiltoor572/
Cletar509/
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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 Keltor
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