Kalekya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kalekya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kalekya 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
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kalekya Demographics

Kalekya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Kalekya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalekya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalekya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kalekya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalekya live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 50 percent live and Kitui County, where 50 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Kalekya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kalekya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Kalokya865/
Kalakya862/
Kalekia861/
Kalikya861/
Khalokya8012/
Kalyokya801/
Kalakoyya754/
Kallikyat753/
Kalakaiya751/
Kalikaaya751/
Kalakyo711/
Kalikia711/
Kalokia711/
Kolokya711/
Kalakia711/
Kailikia67917/
Kalagkia6771/
Kalecija673/
Kalikias672/
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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 Kalekya
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