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 most common in Sri Lanka. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kelaniya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelaniya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kelaniya is the 583,527th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,570,849 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kelaniya reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Kelaniya is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Besides Sri Lanka this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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