Kelahi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kelahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kelahi (69) may also be a first name.

Kelahi Last Name Facts

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

Kelahi (Hindi: केलही) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelahi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Kelahi live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 69 people.

The last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran Kelahi is most prevalent in: Ardabil Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Iran Kelahi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Algeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolahi834,057/
Kalahi83159/
Kelahe836/
Kelehi834/
Kilahi832/
Kelaeh831/
Kylahi831/
Kelaher77412/
Khalahi77178/
Kailahi7759/
Kelieai7711/
Kalyahi779/
Kalahui775/
Kelaiye775/
Kalauhi773/
Kholahi772/
Keulehi771/
Kallahi771/
Kolahei771/
Kelae73128/
Kealaher7122/
Khaelaeh711/
Khellaui711/
Kalahayi711/
Kelaiyay711/
Khaliahi711/
Keelaher710/
Keilaher710/
Keleaher710/
Keylaher710/
Kalahe67626/
Kolaei67385/
Kalaei67378/
Calahi67269/
Keloua67263/
Keloay67196/
Kolaeh67145/
Kelehe67118/
Kolahe6742/
Keloui6737/
Kalohi6737/
Kalehi6723/
Kolohi6716/
Kaloai6715/
Kolehi6710/
Kaleai675/
Keleay675/
Koloai675/
Khelae674/
Kaelae672/
Colahi672/
Keleiy671/
Kalaui671/
Kilaeh671/
Kileai671/
Kilehi671/
Kala'i671/
Kelooi671/
Kelioe670/

Kelahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelahi in the Hindi language
केलहीkelahi-

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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
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  • 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 Kelahi
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