Kelve Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kelve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kelve (701) may also be a first name.

Kelve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelve is most common in Estonia. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelve? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelve is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kelve reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 312,128th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 701 people.

Kelve is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 165,226. Not including Estonia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Kelve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kelve surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelvey91210/
Kelvie91182/
Kelvea914/
Kelveh912/
Ckelvie832/
Keeleve831/
Ckelvey831/
Kealver830/
Kalve802,039/
Kleve801,556/
Kolve80334/
Kelvy8063/
Kelva8040/
Kelvi8012/
Kälve805/
Kylve805/
Celve805/
Kilve801/
Kalvee7321/
Khalve7320/
Kolvey7313/
Khelvi739/
Chelve735/
Klevje735/
Kalvey734/
Kyleve734/
Khelva733/
Kelvio732/
Quelve732/
Kalvie732/
Ketlue731/
Kölver731/
Ckelvy731/
Kolveh731/
Celvey731/
Kolveu731/
Kolhve731/
Kilvee731/
Kilvea731/
Kalhve731/
Khelwe731/
Keilbe731/
Kilvey730/
Kelvych67138/
Keilbey6730/
Kiselwe6721/
Kelvich6721/
Chelvee676/
Ketluea675/
Quelves673/
Chelvey672/
Quelver671/
Kailvee671/
Kellewy670/

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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 Kelve
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