Kelvn Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kelvn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kelvn 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
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kelvn (57) may also be a first name.

Kelvn Last Name Facts

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

Kelvn occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelvn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelvn is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 25 percent of Kelvn reside; 25 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kelvn is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 57 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Excluding Kenya Kelvn occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Kelvn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kelvn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelvn last name fell 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
Kelvne910/
Khelvne831/
Khelben6775/
Kheelwn671/
Keilben670/
Kellewyn621/
Keilweng621/
Kethluen621/
Kilvehen620/
Klewin55602/
Chilvn551/
Klewen551/
Gklewin501/
Khlewin501/
Kailwin500/
Klewinn500/
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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 Kelvn
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