Kelyov Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Kelyov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 74 | 1:94,310 | 5,728 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kelyov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelyov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kelyov (Russian: Келёв) is most common in Bulgaria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelyov? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,185,341st most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Kelyov occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kelyov reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kelyov is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 94,310. In Bulgaria Kelyov is most prevalent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 64 percent live, Blagoevgrad Province, where 31 percent live and Shumen Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Bulgaria Kelyov exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelyov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelyov in the Russian language | ||
| Келёв | kelev | - |
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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 Kelyov
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