Kelbesa Surname

98,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kelbesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelbesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,8291:20,2002,620
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kelbesa (5,089) may also be a first name.

Kelbesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelbesa has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelbesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelbesa is the 98,179th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,508,809 people. The surname Kelbesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelbesa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 95,166th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 5,089 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,829 people, or 1 in 20,200. Excluding Ethiopia it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelbessa935,005/
Kielbesa931/
Kelbasa8636/
Kelbisa861/
Kelbese861/
Kielbasa801,190/
Kelbassa80111/
Kilbessa801/
Kielbosa801/
Kielbassa75159/
Kelbiso715/
Kylbasa715/
Kilbosa713/
Kilbasa712/
Kelboza711/
Kelbaßa711/
Kiełbasa678,257/
Kielbaso6739/
Kielbaßa6711/
Klebisas671/
Kiełbosa671/
Kelmpesi671/
Kilbassa671/
Klebesits6314/
Gkelmpesi637/
Kilbessei631/
Kiełbasza631/
Klebice571/
Klevisha5315/
Călbează532/
Clebessi532/
Klimpesi531/
Kiełbaso531/

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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 Kelbesa
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