Kelvins Surname

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

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kelvins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelvins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Kelvins (329) may also be a first name.

Kelvins Last Name Facts

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

Kelvins is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelvins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelvins is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Kelvins occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Kelvins live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kelvins is also the 483,360th most widespread first name in the world, held by 329 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 83 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Kelvins exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalvins8663/
Klevins8657/
Kelvyns861/
Kelvens861/
Kelvince801/
Klevens71150/
Calvins7126/
Colvins717/
Clevins717/
Kalvens714/
Collvins6781/
Colvinns677/
Klevenås675/
Klevenz57192/
Clevens5740/
Calvinz571/
Kalviņš571/
Colvens570/
Klevence5333/

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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 Kelvins
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