Kelani Surname
Approximately 8,388 people bear this surname
Kelani Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from a region called Gelan in Iraq or Iran.
Kelani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,480 | 1:32,325 | 2,689 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Benin | 460 | 1:22,469 | 3,016 |
| Kosovo | 286 | 1:6,510 | 1,085 |
| India | 166 | 1:4,620,876 | 119,070 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Congo | 91 | 1:54,825 | 4,954 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 52 | 1:176,198 | 12,766 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
The alternate forms: Kélani (4) are calculated separately.
Kelani (1,051) may also be a first name.
Kelani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from a region called Gelan in Iraq or Iran.
- amk82Kelani Demographics
Average Kelani Salary in
United States
$43,646 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kelani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelani (Hindi: केलानी, Marathi: केलानी, Oriya: େକଲନୀ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kélani. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kelani.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 60,099th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 868,806 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kelani reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 246,979th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 1,051 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,480 people, or 1 in 32,325. In Nigeria Kelani is most common in: Lagos, where 37 percent live, Ogun, where 26 percent live and Oyo, where 19 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 9 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.
Kelani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kelani are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kelani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.82% less than the national average, earning R 85,980 per year and in United States they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning $43,646 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelani in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଲନୀ | ekalani | 66.67 |
| େକଲଣୀ | ekalani | 33.33 |
| Kelani in the Marathi language | ||
| केलानी | kelani | 63.95 |
| केलाणी | kelani | 30.23 |
| केळणी | kelani | 2.33 |
| खेलानी | khelani | 1.16 |
| खेलाणी | khelani | 1.16 |
| केळानी | kelani | 0.58 |
| केलणी | kelani | 0.58 |
| Kelani in the Hindi language | ||
| केलानी | kelani | 45.45 |
| केलनी | kelani | 36.36 |
| केलाणी | kelani | 18.18 |
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Footnotes
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