Kelwick Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kelwick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:497,48331,781
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Kelwick Last Name Facts

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

Kelwick is found most frequently in England. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kelwick.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelwick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kelwick are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 497,483. In England it is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 46 percent live, Derbyshire, where 37 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kelwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelwick has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kelwick surname increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellwick9318/
Kelbick8634/
Kilwick861/
Celwick860/
Chelwick8028/
Killwick8020/
Klewicke801/
Klewicks801/
Kelbic773/
Kelwig772/
Klewik771/
Kluick770/
Klewiec7161/
Klebick7115/
Cilwick719/
Kellwig711/
Kelbeck710/
Clewick710/
Kehlbeck67149/
Klbik6730/
Kluik6726/
Kuilwijk679/
Clwik671/
Klbic671/
Cailwick670/

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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 Kelwick
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