Kelbessa Surname

95,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kelbessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelbessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,9901:19,5482,554
United States151:24,163,929685,360

Kelbessa (22,660) may also be a first name.

Kelbessa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelbessa is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelbessa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 95,103rd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,456,053 people. The surname Kelbessa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelbessa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kelbessa is also the 34,407th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 22,660 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,990 people, or 1 in 19,548. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kelbessa Last Name Statistics demography

Kelbessa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelbesa934,830/
Kelbassa88111/
Kilbessa881/
Kielbesa881/
Kielbassa82159/
Kelbasa8036/
Kelbisa801/
Kelbese801/
Kielbasa751,190/
Kielbosa751/
Kilbassa751/
Klebesits7114/
Kilbessei711/
Kelbiso675/
Kylbasa675/
Kilbosa673/
Kilbasa672/
Kelbaßa671/
Kiełbasa638,257/
Kielbaso6339/
Kielbaßa6311/
Clebessi632/
Klebisas631/
Kiełbosa631/
Kelmpesi631/
Gkelmpesi597/
Kiełbasza591/
Klebice531/
Klevisha5015/
Klimpesi501/
Kiełbaso501/

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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 Kelbessa
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