Kelaniya Surname
Approximately 537 people bear this surname
Kelaniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kelaniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelaniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelaniya (Hindi: केलनिया, Marathi: केलानीया) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelaniya? popularity and diffusion
Kelaniya is the 583,527th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. The surname Kelaniya is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kelaniya are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Beside Sri Lanka it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaniya | 88 | 426 | / |
| Kilaniya | 88 | 105 | / |
| Khilaniya | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kailaniya | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kalaniyah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Koilaniya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kilanniya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kalhaniya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khalaniya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kelaney | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kelanai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kelanajaya | 78 | 10 | / |
| Khalajniya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kaloniya | 75 | 35 | / |
| Kalaniye | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kalaniyo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kelanaji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kiloniya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Koloniya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keleneya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalyaniyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilongiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilaniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kailoniya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalanoi | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kalanay | 67 | 86 | / |
| Kalanui | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kolanai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kilanye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kelonye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kilanie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kalanai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kolanay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kilanau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kelenui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kelanee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kalaney | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kalyanaiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kilanai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celaney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kelenai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalanoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolanuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelonie | 67 | 1 | / |
Kelaniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelaniya in the Marathi language | ||
| केलानीया | kelaniya | - |
| Kelaniya in the Hindi language | ||
| केलनिया | kelaniya | 50 |
| केलानिया | kelaniya | 50 |
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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 Kelaniya
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