Keslen Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Keslen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keslen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Keslen (264) may also be a first name.

Keslen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keslen occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keslen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keslen is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Keslen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Keslen are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Keslen is also the 547,545th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 264 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Keslen is mostly found in: Morobe, where 50 percent live and Western Highlands, where 50 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Keslen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keslen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Keslen
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