Kelven Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Kelven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kelven (8,247) may also be a first name.

Kelven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelven (Marathi: केलवेन) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Kelven occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kelven reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kelven is also the 69,659th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 8,247 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria Kelven is most frequent in: Plateau, where 49 percent reside, Rivers, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.

Kelven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelven has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koelven927/
Kelvene925/
Keilven922/
Kelvein921/
Kelveen921/
Kelvin8322,596/
Kleven834,745/
Kelvyn8382/
Kalven8358/
Kölven8328/
Kylven8314/
Kolven8312/
Kilven832/
Celven831/
Quelven77188/
Kelvine7741/
Klevene7740/
Chelven7714/
Kelvina776/
Kilveyn774/
Kilvein773/
Kaelvin771/
Khelvin771/
Kielvin771/
Kalveen771/
Kelvuin771/
Kelvain771/
Kalvein771/
Kalvienė711/
Kelvaine711/
Kilvehen710/
Cleven672,204/
Kalvin671,132/
Klevin67296/
Colven67200/
Celvin6767/
Klevyn6753/
Calven6741/
Kolvin6737/
Kolvyn6714/
Cölven677/
Kilvin676/
Cilven675/
Kalvín674/
Kilvén673/
Kylvén673/
Kélvin672/
Kylvèn671/

Kelven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelven in the Marathi language
केलवेनkelavena-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kelven
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