Kelah Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kelah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1301:1,017,30174,410
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Kelah are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 725,185th most common first name internationally It is held by 160 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 1,017,301. In Indonesia Kelah is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 58 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 24 percent are found and Gorontalo, where 9 percent are found. Excluding 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keylah9149/
Kaelah9134/
Keilah9130/
Kelach9111/
Khelah9110/
Kelahe916/
Kielah914/
Kelahs911/
Kelaah911/
Kela8913,336/
Khellah8336/
Keillah8333/
Keitlah8320/
Kheylah831/
Kaela804,126/
Kolah803,764/
Kalah803,075/
Khela803,013/
Kiela802,252/
Kelai801,366/
Kelia80900/
Kilah80501/
Keela80493/
Keala80482/
Keila80410/
Kelya80397/
Koela80317/
Kelay80316/
Kelau80249/
Kelea80221/
Kejla80168/
Keloh80160/
Keyla80150/
Kehla8067/
Keula8061/
Kelho8060/
Kelaj8054/
Keloa8054/
Kelga8046/
Kelaa8038/
Gkela8021/
Kgela808/
Kelha807/
Celah805/
Kkela803/
Kelaï802/
Kylah801/
Kelaî801/
Khoeliah779/
Khella732,804/
Kallah731,734/
Kelaiy73429/
Khelia73347/
Kielau73227/
Kollah73198/
Kilaha73139/
Kelgai73138/
Khelya73124/
Kalaha73119/
Kalahu73100/
Koilah7396/
Khilah7385/
Kholah7383/
Khiela7382/
Keliau7360/
Koylah7355/
Koelho7353/
Kolaha7350/
Keulai7341/
Koelau7340/
Khalah7338/
Ketlya7335/
Kailah7335/
Kheela7334/
Khelai7333/
Kealla7328/
Keilla7325/
Keylla7324/
Kelyau7323/
Kaelai7323/
Kela'a7320/
Gkelia7319/
Khaela7318/
Kalaah7318/
Kolahu7316/
Kejlaa7315/
Kealau7313/
Keilau7313/
Kheila7313/
Khelay7312/
Gkelas7312/
Kehlau7312/
Ketlas7311/
Kheula7311/
Kelaut739/
Keelai739/
Keslau738/
Kealia737/
Kaelea736/
Koehla736/
Kelasz736/
Khelaa736/
Keliap736/
Kaylah735/
Kealay735/
Keelat735/
Kalahy735/
Kolahy734/
Khehla734/
Kolajh734/
Ketlad734/
Kealap734/
Kheloa733/
Khelea733/
Keelaa733/
Keliaa733/
Kehlat733/
Khoela733/
Qukela733/
Cehlah733/
Qetlah732/
Kyliah732/
Kealoh732/
Kahlah732/
Kaalah732/
Kyleah731/
Keglia731/
Keilya731/
Kelatt731/
Kelaux731/
Kelhot731/
Kelyap731/
Kealea731/
Keslat731/
Koelia731/
Kielay731/
Kaelaa731/
Kehlay731/
Koelea731/
Kolaah731/
Kalahh731/
Keulia731/
Kealoa731/
Keulea731/
Keulla731/
Kelhou731/
Kehloh731/
Kieyla731/
Kajlah731/
Kilaih731/
Kkaela731/
Gkelat731/
Kelhas731/
Hkelat731/
Keliai731/
Keliaz731/
Kalhah731/
Kelaas731/
Ketlea731/
Kelhey730/
Keelay730/
Keilay730/
Keloch730/
Kelhoh730/
Kissellah711/
Kala67208,742/
Kola67113,541/
Kila6727,131/
Cela678,818/
Kelo675,820/
Kahalah671,389/
Qela67602/
Khellat67200/
Gkelias67119/
Keilloh67100/
Khillah6774/
Koillah6773/
Keilhau6773/
Kyla6766/
Kislach6762/
Kalahai6746/
Kuilaha6735/
Kelhout6730/
Chehlah6729/
Khailah6726/
Håkelia6721/
Kheilay6717/
Kysella6714/
Khellai6714/
Khallah6714/
Keló6714/
Khoehla6714/
Khalajh6712/
Khilyah6711/
Khoilah6710/
Kehlass677/
Keyslay677/
Kallahu677/
Khaelaj676/
Kielhei676/
Kallaha675/
Kayjlah675/
Chelyah674/
Keithla674/
Kéla674/
Kyslach674/
Kehella674/
Kolyaha673/
Kjla673/
Kheliea673/
Kilaith672/
Kohllah672/
Keslhey672/
Kehelat671/
Kayleah671/
Kehlias671/
Keilhoz671/
Keeloha671/
Keeslea671/
Kahllah671/
Kailaha671/
Kalahiy671/
Khalaha671/
Kallahy671/
Chealah671/
Queliah671/
Kolleah671/
Khollah671/
Kkhelad671/
Ketlass671/
Kelouch671/
Kh'ehla671/
Khaella671/
Kiela'a671/
Kielaai671/
Kheelya671/
Khelooa671/
Kalhahu671/
Kahlaih671/
Kalaaha671/
K'Hehla671/
Koilach671/
Kolahai671/
Kolahei671/
Koliaih671/
Caelaha671/
Kheslat671/
Kheliaa671/
K'Ahlah671/
Kelouth671/
Khilach671/
Koilath671/
Keyllia671/
Khetlai671/
Keillea671/
Keleheo670/
Kalahey670/
Kettlea670/
Kilahey670/
Kelouph670/

Kelah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻼﻩklah-

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