Kelchi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kelchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kelchi (34) may also be a first name.

Kelchi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelchi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﺸﻲ, Russian: Кельчи) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelchi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelchi is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kelchi are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kelchi is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Kelchi is mostly found in: Abia, where 20 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent reside and Benue, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Ghana, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelchyi927/
Kelzchi921/
Kelchis920/
Kelci9199/
Keelchhi861/
Kellechi861/
Kalchi83150/
Kolchi8361/
Kelcha8317/
Kelche8315/
Kilchi833/
Klechi832/
Kellci831/
Khlchi831/
Kelőci831/
Kelcsi831/
Kelcie830/
Klci802/
Khalchi7796/
Khilchi7782/
Kelches7722/
Chelchi773/
Kealcha772/
Kelcheh771/
Kalchii771/
Kilchis771/
Kalchhi771/
Kelscii771/
Kilci735,513/
Kelce73602/
Kelca73166/
Kelcy73121/
Kelzi73103/
Kelcj732/
Klcei731/
Kleci731/
Klcie730/
Keltscha7122/
Keltcher716/
Kelleche715/
Khailchi711/
Kailchis711/
Keelcher710/
Keltscheidt710/
Calchi67511/
Kelcey67203/
Colchi67105/
Kilche6737/
Kielce6729/
Kellzi6718/
Kellcy6715/
Qalchi6711/
Clechi6711/
Kleche679/
Kolche679/
Kltshi674/
Kilcha673/
Kelzie672/
Chelci671/
Kehlji671/
Kehlleche671/
Qolchi671/
Kelsce671/
Kalchy671/
Kölcsi671/
Kalche671/
Kelzeh671/
Kilcheist670/

Kelchi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelchi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻠﺸﻲklshy83.33
ﻛﻠﺸﻰklshy16.67
Kelchi in the Russian language
Кельчиkelci-

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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 Kelchi
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