Kjellev Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kjellev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kjellev 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
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kjellev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjellev has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjellev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kjellev are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 627,191. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Region Zealand, where 89 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 11 percent live. Aside from Denmark Kjellev exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent live.

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
Kjellhov8010/
Kielev774/
Kyelev771/
Kieleva714/
Khieleva671/
Kijelova671/
Kielav621/
Kielyov572/
Kiillov571/
Kielova571/
Khjelif571/
Kjhelif571/
Kaaelef571/
Kiillova531/
Kioillova501/
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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 Kjellev
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