Kalekye Surname
Approximately 7,542 people bear this surname
Kalekye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,531 | 1:6,132 | 842 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kalekye (2,543) may also be a first name.
Kalekye Demographics
Kalekye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kalekye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalekye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalekye occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kalekye.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalekye? popularity and diffusion
Kalekye is the 66,138th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 966,262 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalekye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 146,179th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 2,543 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 7,531 people, or 1 in 6,132. In Kenya Kalekye is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 34 percent are found, Kitui County, where 32 percent are found and Makueni County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.
Kalekye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kallekoye | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kalekie | 86 | 294 | / |
| Kalakye | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kelekye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kalekayo | 80 | 193 | / |
| Kalikoye | 80 | 188 | / |
| Kalekawe | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kaleukeu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kalekhoe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kalekayi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kalaakye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kallakye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalikoiye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kallikoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kallykoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kallekoya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaleskaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalekhayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalekou | 71 | 737 | / |
| Kalekau | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kalikoy | 71 | 17 | / |
| Khaleskaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kolekae | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kalikee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kalikay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kalikey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaleakayah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalekaji | 67 | 136 | / |
| Kalikaya | 67 | 116 | / |
| Kaleikau | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kalikayi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Caleskie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Koulekeu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kalikhay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kalikoyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koulekey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kalekaus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keulekeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kalaykay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkalekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaliqye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalichey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalikaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalikiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalychey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaleqie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kallikoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koleukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kollekie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koleskey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kalekye
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