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) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelaniya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 583,527th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,570,849 people. The last name occurs mostly 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.
The surname Kelaniya is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Aside from Sri Lanka it exists 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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