Kelachi Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kelachi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelachi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017

Kelachi (56,008) may also be a first name.

Kelachi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelachi is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kelachi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelachi? popularity and diffusion

Kelachi is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Kelachi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelachi live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 16,782nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 56,008 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Kelachi is most frequent in: Abia, where 43 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 14 percent are found and Edo, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 22 percent are found.

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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 Kelachi
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