Kelap Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kelap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2221:36,7284,398
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kelap (115) may also be a first name.

Kelap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelap (Hindi: केलप, Marathi: केलप) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelap? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelap is the 842,714th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Kelap reside; 68 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 68 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 873,022nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 115 people.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 36,728. In Papua New Guinea Kelap is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 46 percent reside, Hela, where 38 percent reside and Enga, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelape91105/
Kaelap9126/
Keliap916/
Kealap914/
Keilap913/
Khelap912/
Keelap911/
Kelyap911/
Ketlape831/
Khelape831/
Kelaupe831/
Kalap802,743/
Kolap802,225/
Celap80121/
Kilap8085/
Kelab8073/
Kelop8018/
Khalap73597/
Kilape73314/
Kolaip73193/
Kholap73133/
Kalapp73112/
Kitlap7353/
Kilaip7345/
Chelap7343/
Keloup7341/
Kalaup7337/
Kailap7335/
Kallap7332/
Khelab7322/
Kalaip7317/
Kohlap739/
Kalaph738/
Kolapp736/
Kaalap735/
Kelaib733/
Koliap733/
Kolaph733/
Koilap732/
Keilop732/
Khilap732/
Kelabh731/
Kelope731/
Kelaiv731/
Kaylap731/
Kileap731/
Kiliap731/
Kalhap731/
Keslab731/
Kilaph731/
Keylab731/
Kaliap731/
Kijlap731/
Kielop730/
Keilhaupt713/
Khilaph67686/
Khalaph67120/
Kallapp6789/
Keliope6783/
Khailap6753/
Kollapp6715/
Kahalap6715/
Kayılap6711/
Kilaphe674/
Kaliapp672/
Khilape672/
Khollap672/
Kaalapp671/
Khalapp671/
Kholhap671/
Kielopf671/
Kailaph671/
Kalhhap671/
Keelops670/
Kelouph670/
Kohlapp670/

Kelap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelap in the Hindi language
केलपkelapa-
Kelap in the Marathi language
केलपkelapa66.67
केलापkelapa33.33

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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 Kelap
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