Kelami Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Greece

Kelami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
Greece411:270,23940,426
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
England31:18,572,686338,250
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kelami (522) may also be a first name.

Kelami Last Name Facts

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

Kelami (Hindi: केलमी, Marathi: कॅलमी) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelami? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,092,155th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Kelami occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Kelami reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kelami is also the 369,527th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 522 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 881,661. In Indonesia Kelami is mostly found in: Papua, where 97 percent live and West Papua, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koelami92115/
Kelaimi9214/
Kelamie926/
Keelami924/
Keilami921/
Kelamgi921/
Keliami921/
Kelaïmi921/
Kielami921/
Kaelami921/
Khelami921/
Keilamie861/
Kalami837,587/
Celami83839/
Kolami83465/
Kilami83179/
Kelemi8394/
Kelomi8334/
Kelama8326/
Kelame8321/
Khalami77443/
Kalamai77104/
Kilamei7795/
Kallami7728/
Kelemie7727/
Kaliami7727/
Kailami7718/
Kalammi7718/
Kholami779/
Kalamui779/
Caelami779/
Kolamai778/
Kelamaa778/
Chelami777/
Kolaimi777/
Kalamei776/
Khelama774/
Kalamii774/
Kelamma773/
Koilami773/
Kalamoi773/
Keloumi773/
Kaalami772/
Kalaami772/
Kelemai772/
Kalaimi772/
Kilamoi772/
Koelamy772/
Kalhami771/
Kaïlami771/
Kelomei771/
Keleymi771/
Kielama771/
Kalaymi771/
Kilammi771/
Koelemij71391/
Kaliamoi71145/
Khalamai7189/
Khalamei7157/
Kitlammi7155/
Kholaemi7114/
Quelamie7112/
Chelamai7112/
Kholamai719/
Keilamaa719/
Keeleemi716/
Khelemei716/
Gkiliami714/
Kelamets711/
Keelamma711/
Keeliama711/
Kailamai711/
Kilyamid711/
Khallami711/
Khilamoi711/
Kalaemai711/
Kalamaij711/
Chelamoi711/
Kheloumi711/
Kelamuha711/
Chelamei711/
Khailami711/
Kelhamer710/
Kilama6713,577/
Kolomi674,137/
Kalemi672,357/
Keleme672,215/
Kalame671,062/
Kilemi67681/
Calami67360/
Kelome67296/
Celamy67269/
Kilame67184/
Qalami67138/
Koelemeij67117/
Kolame6775/
Cilami6768/
Koelemaij6745/
Celomi6734/
Qolami6723/
Kalomi6718/
Kolemi6712/
Celame673/
Keilhamer672/
Kalamy672/
Kolamy672/
Kalamj671/
Keloma671/
Keelahmed671/
Qelama671/
Qelame671/
Kithlamai671/
Colami671/
Khitlamit671/

Kelami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelami in the Hindi language
केलमीkelami99.35
केलामीkelami0.65
Kelami in the Marathi language
कॅलमीkelami66.67
केलमीkelami33.33

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