Kekelwa Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kekelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4631:34,2333,461
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kekelwa (494) may also be a first name.

Kekelwa Last Name Facts

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

Kekelwa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kekelwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekelwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kekelwa is the 645,988th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kekelwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 381,888th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 494 people.

The surname Kekelwa is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 463 people, or 1 in 34,233. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 73 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 11 percent are found and Southern Province, where 11 percent are found. Besides Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Kekelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Kekelwa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakelwa8649/
Kokelwa864/
Keakelwe801/
Kekuelwe801/
Chekelwa801/
Qokelwa7148/
Kakilwa7135/
Kikilwa714/
Cikelwa711/
Qikelwa711/
Kekilbay672/
Keakilwe671/
Khokhlva532/
Kikuulwe531/
Kickelby530/

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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 Kekelwa
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