Kelvy Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kelvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Kelvy (1,422) may also be a first name.

Kelvy Last Name Facts

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

Kelvy is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelvy? popularity and diffusion

Kelvy is the 2,414,640th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kelvy reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 206,976th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 1,422 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 60 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Kelvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kelvy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelvy surname grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelvy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kelvy last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the political party.

Kelvy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,432 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelvey91210/
Ckelvy911/
Kelvych83138/
Ckelvey831/
Kelva8040/
Kelve8020/
Kelvi8012/
Kilvy806/
Klevy802/
Kelvie73182/
Klevay7348/
Chelvy7318/
Khelvi739/
Kleviy735/
Kelvea734/
Khelva733/
Kelvio732/
Kelveh732/
Celvey731/
Kealby731/
Keilby731/
Klevøy731/
Kilvey730/
Kylevyi67113/
Keilbey6730/
Kelvich6721/
Klevhøy675/
Chelvey672/
Ckelvie672/
Keeleve671/
Kellewy670/
Kealver670/
Keillby670/

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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
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  • 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 Kelvy
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