How common is the surname Kelemen?

1,344 people in the United States had the surname Kelemen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. It ranked 19,955th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kelemen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kelemen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kelemen?

Márta Kelemen, artistic gymnast, followed by Zoltán Kelemen.

Where is the surname Kelemen most common?

Wikidata records people named Kelemen in Hungary.

Is the surname Kelemen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,295 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,344 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Kelemen

A surname, carried by 1,344 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kelemen is more common than 87.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,344 people named Kelemen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,295.

#19,955

rank among US surnames

1,344

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,355)

Who is named Kelemen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Kelemen identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kelemens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Márta Kelemen
Artistic gymnast, born 1954
Zoltán Kelemen
Artistic gymnast, born 1958
Dávid Kelemen
Association football player, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kelemen

Kelemen has the Soundex code K455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K455.

Questions

How common is the surname Kelemen?: 1,344 people in the United States had the surname Kelemen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. It ranked 19,955th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kelemen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kelemen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kelemen?: Márta Kelemen, artistic gymnast, followed by Zoltán Kelemen.
Where is the surname Kelemen most common?: Wikidata records people named Kelemen in Hungary.
Is the surname Kelemen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,295 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,344 in 2010, up 3.8%.