Kelchi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kelchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
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) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelchi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kelchi reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most common first name on earth, held by 34 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Kelchi is most common in: Abia, where 20 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent live and Benue, where 20 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelchyi | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kelzchi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kelchis | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kelci | 91 | 99 | / |
| Keelchhi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kellechi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalchi | 83 | 150 | / |
| Kolchi | 83 | 61 | / |
| Kelcha | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kelche | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kilchi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Klechi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kellci | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khlchi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelőci | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelcsi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelcie | 83 | 0 | / |
| Klci | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khalchi | 77 | 96 | / |
| Khilchi | 77 | 82 | / |
| Kelches | 77 | 22 | / |
| Chelchi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kealcha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kelcheh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalchii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilchis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalchhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelscii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilci | 73 | 5,513 | / |
| Kelce | 73 | 602 | / |
| Kelca | 73 | 166 | / |
| Kelcy | 73 | 121 | / |
| Kelzi | 73 | 103 | / |
| Kelcj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Klcei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kleci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klcie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keltscha | 71 | 22 | / |
| Keltcher | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kelleche | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khailchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kailchis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keelcher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keltscheidt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Calchi | 67 | 511 | / |
| Kelcey | 67 | 203 | / |
| Colchi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kilche | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kielce | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kellzi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kellcy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Qalchi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Clechi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kleche | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kolche | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kltshi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kilcha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kelzie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehlji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehlleche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qolchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelsce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalchy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kölcsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelzeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilcheist | 67 | 0 | / |
Kelchi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelchi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻠﺸﻲ | klshy | 83.33 |
| ﻛﻠﺸﻰ | klshy | 16.67 |
| Kelchi in the Russian language | ||
| Кельчи | kelci | - |
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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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