Kelav Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kelav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey601:1,297,02453,536
India261:29,502,515369,827

Kelav (10) may also be a first name.

Kelav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelav (Hindi: केलव, Marathi: केलव, Russian: Келав) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelav? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Kelav live; 41 percent live in West Asia and 41 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kelav is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 1,297,024. In Turkey Kelav is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 43 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 27 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Turkey Kelav exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelaev916/
Khelav915/
Kielav911/
Kelaiv911/
Khelaev8310/
Kelyaev834/
Kalav803,317/
Kolav80255/
Kelov80121/
Kılav80102/
Kelev8014/
Kelaw8014/
Kilav804/
Kelavová774/
Kalaev731,712/
Khelaf73654/
Kolaev73168/
Kelova7398/
Kelowa7390/
Kelyov7375/
Kholav7352/
Keloev7350/
Kilaev7335/
Keleev7334/
Kalauv7320/
Keslov7318/
Khalav7317/
Kolaiv7312/
Khelev7312/
Keilov7310/
Kailav7310/
Kelevh737/
Kalaiv735/
Kylaev735/
Kielev734/
Kaylav734/
Khilav733/
Kelaib733/
Kehlev733/
Kallav732/
Koelov732/
Kehlaf732/
Keliaw732/
Khelov732/
Åkelöv732/
Keylaf731/
Keilaw731/
Kelauw731/
Kelgov731/
Kielaw731/
Kaelov731/
Keulov731/
Kaleav731/
Kilasv731/
Kahlav731/
Kilaiv731/
Keilaf731/
Khellaf6713,918/
Khalaev67548/
Khelaif67201/
Kallaev67157/
Khilaev6751/
Kholaev6746/
Kheylov6710/
Kailaiv679/
Khelafe677/
Keilova675/
Khelgov674/
Kahalav673/
Keliauw673/
Kehelev672/
Kielyov672/
Kollaev672/
Kielowa672/
Khelova672/
Khelyov671/
Koilavd671/
Kolyaiv671/
Kheilov671/
Keaslov671/
Khelowa671/
Kheloev671/
Khaelaf671/
Kholaiv671/
Kejlova671/

Kelav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelav in the Hindi language
केलवkelava-
Kelav in the Marathi language
केलवkelava94.59
कॅलवkelava2.7
केलावkelava2.7
Kelav in the Russian language
Келавkelav-

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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 Kelav
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