Kelakela Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kelakela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelakela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2001:264,70821,070
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kelakela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelakela (Oriya: େକଳାେକଳା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelakela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelakela is the 827,165th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelakela are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kelakela is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 264,708. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 60 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kelakela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelakela in the Oriya language
େକଳାେକଳାekalaekala-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kelakela
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