Kelai Surname
Approximately 1,366 people bear this surname
Kelai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Algeria | 184 | 1:209,954 | 24,541 |
| France | 169 | 1:393,034 | 57,995 |
| Uganda | 138 | 1:282,893 | 20,096 |
| India | 110 | 1:6,973,322 | 154,831 |
| Indonesia | 87 | 1:1,520,106 | 102,006 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Malaysia | 64 | 1:460,847 | 23,445 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Kelaï (2) & Kelaî (1) are calculated separately.
Kelai (5,075) may also be a first name.
Kelai Demographics
Average Kelai Salary in
United States
$41,800 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kelai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻋﻲ, Hindi: केलई, Marathi: केळै, Oriya: େକଳାଇ) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kelaï or Kelaî. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kelai is the 282,260th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,334,953 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Kelai are found; 47 percent are found in North Africa and 47 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 95,332nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 5,075 people.
The surname Kelai is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 77,824. Not including Morocco Kelai exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.
Kelai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kelai earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻋﻲ | alklay | - |
| Kelai in the Hindi language | ||
| केलई | kela'i | - |
| Kelai in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଳାଇ | ekala'i | 81.16 |
| େକଲାଇ | ekala'i | 14.49 |
| ଲାକି | laki | 1.45 |
| Kelai in the Marathi language | ||
| केळै | kelai | 50 |
| केलई | kela'i | 50 |
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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
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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 Kelai
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