Kelau Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Kelau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 205 | 1:39,774 | 4,819 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kelau (121) may also be a first name.
Kelau Demographics
Average Kelau Salary in
United States
$25,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kelau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kelau (Hindi: केलऊ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,017,412th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname Kelau is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Kelau reside; 84 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kelau is also the 848,089th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 121 people.
The last name Kelau is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 39,774. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Morobe, where 71 percent are found, West Sepik, where 9 percent are found and National Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Kelau Last Name Statistics demography
Kelau earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelau in the Hindi language | ||
| केलऊ | kela'u | 42.86 |
| केलौ | kelau | 28.57 |
| केलाू | kelau | 14.29 |
| केलाऊ | kela'u | 14.29 |
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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 Kelau
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