Kekelj Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kekelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1321:32,0356,563
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Kekelj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kekelj is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekelj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. Kekelj is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kekelj live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Kekelj is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 32,035. In Croatia it is primarily found in: City of Zagreb, where 89 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 4 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekeli832,177/
Kekele831,361/
Kokelj83466/
Kekela83314/
Kikelj83303/
Kekely83118/
Kecelj8363/
Kekelia77987/
Kekelis77135/
Kiekela7734/
Kekqeli776/
Keskelä775/
Keckely772/
Khekela771/
Kekelya771/
Kekiele771/
Kekkeli771/
Kekeile771/
Kiekele771/
Kaekele771/
Koekoele7156/
Keckeley716/
Kheskeli711/
Khekheli711/
Kiekiela711/
Keshkele711/
Kaekhele711/
Keckeler710/
Kokalj672,258/
Kakele671,183/
Käkelä67767/
Kikela67262/
Kokele67211/
Kakeli67195/
Kokolj67195/
Keceli67195/
Kekäle67175/
Kikele67165/
Kekale67155/
Kokeli67152/
Qekele67138/
Keshkeley67125/
Kekole6735/
Kokely6734/
Kekoli6734/
Kecely6712/
Kökeli6711/
Cekele678/
Kikeli677/
Kikely675/
Kekili674/
Cecelj674/
Kekali673/
Kheskheli673/
Kekile672/
Cekeli672/
Kecele671/
Kikeljová671/
Keshkeeli671/
Kekila671/
Hkjklj671/
Kheketlhe671/
Kakolj671/

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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 Kekelj
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