Kelame Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Kelame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kelame (79) may also be a first name.
Kelame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelame (Marathi: केलामे, Oriya: େକଲେମ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kelame.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelame? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kelame are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 79 people.
The surname Kelame is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Kelame is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 89 percent reside, Chimbu, where 6 percent reside and West Sepik, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kelame occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelame in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଲେମ | ekalema | - |
| Kelame in the Marathi language | ||
| केलामे | kelame | - |
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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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- 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 Kelame
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