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

The surname Kelaw occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelaw is the 5,213,395th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Kelaw are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Kelaw is mostly concentrated in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Niger it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Kelaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kelaw last name fell 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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