Kelania Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kelania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kelania (36) may also be a first name.

Kelania Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelania (Marathi: केलािनआ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kelania.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelania? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Kelania are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kelania is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 36 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Kelania is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kelania Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelania in the Marathi language
केलािनआkelaina'a33.33
केलानीयाkelaniya33.33
कैलानीयाkailaniya33.33

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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
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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 Kelania
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