Kalejaye Surname

146,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kalejaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalejaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,9771:59,5044,449
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kalejaye (99) may also be a first name.

Kalejaye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalejaye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalejaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 146,934th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,417,096 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kalejaye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kalejaye is also the 951,070th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 99 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,977 people, or 1 in 59,504. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 33 percent live, Ogun, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 23 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kalejaye Last Name Statistics demography

Kalejaye earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

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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 Kalejaye
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