Käld Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Käld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Käld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1451:37,9084,850
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Kåld (2) are calculated separately.

Käld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Käld is found most in Finland. It may also appear as: Kåld. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Käld? popularity and diffusion

The last name Käld is the 1,189,614th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Käld reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Käld is most prevalent in Finland, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 37,908. In Finland Käld is mostly concentrated in: Ostrobothnia, where 80 percent live, Uusimaa, where 6 percent live and Central Finland, where 6 percent live. Apart from Finland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 25 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Käld Last Name Statistics demography

Käld earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning 369,550 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kåld922/
Kld8611/
Käll751,299/
Keld75218/
Kähl7538/
Köld7532/
Kled7512/
Khld756/
Klhd755/
Kyld754/
Kild753/
Kkld752/
Gkld752/
Kldz751/
Kldp751/
Kldd751/
Kæld751/
Kl671,064/
Kledt6752/
Källå6715/
Keldt678/
Kleds673/
Kield673/
Kelld672/
Keldz671/

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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 Käld
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