Kelaw Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kelaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kelaw Last Name Facts

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

Kelaw occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Kelaw is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Kelaw live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Chadic Africa.

It is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Kelaw is most numerous in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Niger this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Kelaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keliaw912/
Kelawe912/
Kielaw911/
Keilaw911/
Kelauw911/
Keliauw833/
Kalaw805,848/
Kelav8086/
Kelow8060/
Kolaw8039/
Kilaw8033/
Kilawe734,832/
Khelaf73654/
Kalauw73548/
Kielow73100/
Kelova7398/
Kelowa7390/
Kolauw7334/
Kailaw7312/
Keilow737/
Khelav735/
Kelaib733/
Kehlaf732/
Kallaw732/
Kejlow731/
Kielav731/
Qelawe731/
Ceylaw731/
Kelaiv731/
Keylaf731/
Kalaww731/
Keilaf731/
Caelaw731/
Kelowe731/
Kislaw731/
Kholaw731/
Kehlow731/
Keelow730/
Kelowh730/
Khellaf6713,918/
Khelaif67201/
Kohlhaw6749/
Khelafe677/
Keilova675/
Khelova672/
Kielowa672/
Khaelaf671/
Kahalaw671/
Kejlova671/
Ketleyw671/
Khelowa671/
Kiliauw671/
Khyllaw671/
Kheilow671/
Keleiwe671/
Keaslow670/
Keehlow670/
Kuilaws670/
Kiehlow670/

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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 Kelaw
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