Kelah Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Kelah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 130 | 1:1,017,301 | 74,410 |
| Cameroon | 73 | 1:284,508 | 26,965 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kelah (160) may also be a first name.
Kelah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kelah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻩ) is most common in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kelah is the 1,070,546th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Kelah live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kelah is also the 725,185th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 160 people.
It is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 1,017,301. In Indonesia Kelah is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 58 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 24 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 31 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻼﻩ | klah | - |
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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 Kelah
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