Kelvis Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Kelvis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kelvis (6,502) may also be a first name.

Kelvis Last Name Facts

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

Kelvis is borne by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelvis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kelvis live; 61 percent live in Caribbean and 61 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 81,388th most common given name internationally It is held by 6,502 people.

The last name Kelvis is most commonly used in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 336,546. Excluding The Dominican Republic Kelvis is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Kelvis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kelvis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelvish922/
Khelvish861/
Kalvis8384/
Klevis8322/
Kolvis8311/
Kelvys833/
Celvis831/
Kilvis831/
Kalviss7790/
Kelvich7721/
Kalvish7715/
Kalvišs772/
Chelvis772/
Klevish772/
Koelhuis7127/
Calvis67717/
Colvis67263/
Clevis67105/
Kolves6762/
Kalwis6755/
Kalves6719/
Kõlves679/
Kalvys678/
Kleves678/
Klewis674/
Celves672/
Kelvex671/

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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 Kelvis
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