Kele Surname

48,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,0661:35,7604,429
India1,7021:450,68523,274
South Africa1,4801:36,6074,696
Hungary1,4731:6,664796
Papua New Guinea8491:9,604783
Nigeria4471:396,29320,834
Turkey3551:219,21515,711
Lesotho2661:7,6411,672
Benin2481:41,6765,358
Cameroon2341:88,75710,694
Ivory Coast1791:128,8906,268
Congo1651:30,2373,102
Romania1241:161,91816,836
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Serbia971:73,6596,503
Uganda941:415,31125,587
Solomon Islands751:7,7341,237
Slovakia671:79,64915,428
Niger661:290,7888,823
Burkina Faso571:321,9675,544
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Australia441:613,53943,545
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
France411:1,620,066149,911
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Albania311:94,0029,372
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Kosovo141:132,9916,224
England131:4,286,005132,302
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
China91:151,924,6187,954
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malta41:107,5681,849
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Kelé (3) & Kélé (1) are calculated separately.

Kele (6,612) may also be a first name.

Kele Last Name Facts

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

Kele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻞ, Hindi: केले, Marathi: केळे, Oriya: େକେଲ, Russian: Келе) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kelé or Kélé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,013th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 677,596 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kele are found; 23 percent are found in Central Africa and 22 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 80,510th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 6,612 people.

Kele is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,066 people, or 1 in 35,760. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Kele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kele surname increased 404 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kele last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kele last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kele earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 51.68% less than the national average, earning R 114,828 per year and in United States they earn 31.63% less than the national average, earning $29,503 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelé923/
Kelle897,326/
Keele895,733/
Khele891,903/
Koele891,304/
Kiele89963/
Kehle89798/
Keley89399/
Kelei89364/
Kelez89283/
Kaele89238/
Kelea89221/
Kelhe89217/
Keale89165/
Kelie89165/
Keleč89148/
Keule89137/
Keleh8974/
Keleu8967/
Kelee8940/
Keile8920/
Keyle899/
Kelge894/
Kejle892/
Kgele891/
Keleň891/
Ke'le891/
Qkele891/
Kle862,216/
Kélé831/
Keeley8014,400/
Kealey802,992/
Khoele802,552/
Kehlet80753/
Kieley80674/
Koehle80611/
Keiley80499/
Kiehle80303/
Khehle80231/
Kehley80118/
Kaeley80109/
Keuleu8087/
Khelge8048/
Kelecz8041/
Kejleh8036/
Kheele8031/
Kejler8025/
Keihle8020/
Keileh8016/
Kheleh8014/
Keytle8011/
Keuley809/
Kelett809/
Keelee807/
Keelle807/
Koelee807/
Kelieh807/
Keylee806/
Kaelea806/
Kehles806/
Keyley805/
Keelie805/
Koeleh805/
Kieleh805/
Kejles805/
Koelie805/
K'Hele805/
Kaelhe804/
Kelleï804/
Keylle803/
Khelea803/
Khelei803/
Khesle803/
Koeley803/
Keilee803/
Khelle803/
Khaele803/
Kaelee802/
Kehlei802/
Kelehr802/
Keleey802/
Ketles802/
Keelet802/
Kehlje802/
Ketlle802/
Keales801/
Keille801/
Kejlet801/
Keleiy801/
Keliey801/
Keloey801/
Kealea801/
Keelep801/
Kaehle801/
Kheley801/
Keuhle801/
Kielee801/
Koelea801/
Kellej801/
Kealeu801/
Keulea801/
Kelepp801/
Kelesz801/
Khelie801/
Khelje801/
Khiele801/
Gkelle801/
Kiejle801/
Kheile801/
Kketle801/
Kehleu801/
Kealie801/
Ketlea801/
Ketlet801/
Keulhe801/
Kealle800/
Kelhey800/
Keilie800/
Kesles800/
Keulee800/
Keylie800/
Kielie800/
Kale75541,706/
Kole75110,646/
Cele75104,010/
Keil7546,205/
Kyle7536,366/
Kela7513,336/
Kile759,874/
Keli759,419/
Kely755,238/
Köle754,926/
Khel754,382/
Keul752,375/
Keal751,807/
Keyl751,191/
Qele75179/
Khle7546/
Kleé7538/
Kelj7521/
Kejl7517/
Kelh7516/
Klle756/
Kleň754/
Ckle753/
Kjle752/
Kkle751/
Kleè751/
Hkle751/
Kcle751/
Kealley73307/
Keehler73129/
Keleová7375/
Keehley7329/
Keitler7327/
Kealler7326/
Khealie7318/
Keheles7318/
Khellie7314/
Kehtler7313/
Ketylle738/
Khelihe737/
Keihler737/
Keleova737/
Kesless737/
Kielhei736/
Gckeler735/
Kelesch735/
Kheliea733/
Ketller733/
Keilley732/
Keslerr732/
Kheilie732/
Khehleu732/
Keslhey732/
Keelher731/
Keîless731/
Kealess731/
Keeleth731/
Keeslea731/
Kheleph731/
Khelets731/
Khesles731/
Khethle731/
Keilehe731/
Kelehed731/
Kelherr731/
Keitles731/
Khelles731/
Kquelle731/
Khehler731/
Kheiley731/
Kheyley731/
Khaeleh731/
Kesille731/
Keillea731/
Ketless730/
Keyttle730/
Keahler730/
Kealher730/
Koehley730/
Keiglie730/
Kaehley730/
Keatler730/
Keihley730/
Kettlea730/
Keilech730/
Keaslle730/
Kheeler730/
Keettle730/
Keilher730/
Keeleey730/
Keylley730/
Koehlee730/
Keetler730/
Koley6767,420/
Kalle6717,811/
Kiely6714,281/
Kahle6713,554/
Khale6711,161/
Kajle6710,295/
Kiley6710,122/
Kolle678,534/
Khole677,225/
Chele676,299/
Kalei675,716/
Kealy674,069/
Keely673,542/
Kaale673,191/
Khela673,013/
Kaley672,636/
Kaile672,445/
Kiela672,252/
Kille672,103/
Kalea672,091/
Celej672,029/
Koyle671,873/
Kheli671,707/
Kohle671,701/
Keily671,642/
Köhle671,626/
Khile671,501/
Kalee671,423/
Kelai671,366/
Kaleh671,130/
Kolee671,104/
Kettl671,045/
Kilei67963/
Kelia67900/
Koleh67857/
Köles67854/
Kehli67759/
Keloi67695/
Kaleu67593/
Keßel67591/
Kolea67578/
Kihle67514/
Keela67493/
Keala67482/
Kheil67481/
Kolei67433/
Celea67432/
Kheyl67431/
Keila67410/
Keall67404/
Kelya67397/
Gkeli67359/
Khelh67359/
Keill67348/
Kølle67320/
Kelay67316/
Gqele67307/
Keihl67288/
Quele67280/
Kheel67263/
Kelii67240/
Koile67234/
Khell67222/
Kelih67221/
Qhele67208/
Kelyp67188/
Kaeli67181/
Keeli67172/
Kejla67168/
Keethler67162/
Keijl67158/
Keyla67150/
Koeli67149/
Celey67145/
Köleş67131/
Kešel67129/
Kilee67126/
Kileu67123/
Khiel67101/
Keuhl6796/
Kieli6794/
Koleu6790/
Keull6787/
Kilea6787/
Kelyo6785/
Kettless6783/
Kelhä6783/
Kuile6782/
Kelui6775/
Kißel6774/
Keliš6773/
Kelio6771/
Khely6771/
Kiole6769/
Kileh6756/
Kelaj6754/
Keloa6754/
Keithler6751/
Kayle6749/
Kyole6749/
Kytel6749/
Kuyle6746/
Keali6745/
Kelyi6744/
Kjøle6741/
Kyhle6738/
Keahl6738/
Kelaa6738/
Kätel6737/
Kylee6734/
Coele6734/
Kesyl6732/
Koleň6731/
Gkole6729/
Kähle6729/
Keloy6726/
Kelhi6725/
Keili6725/
Kheal6723/
Kylei6723/
Gkela6721/
Keluy6720/
Kijle6717/
Keilp6717/
Keliy6716/
Keuli6716/
Qoele6714/
Khyle6713/
Kielh6713/
Kyley6712/
Keyhl679/
Kelij678/
Kelha677/
Kelhs676/
Kylle676/
Khelj676/
Ketilley676/
Ceale675/
Kylep675/
Kilej674/
Kheul674/
Kelyy674/
Kkale674/
Køgel674/
Koelé674/
Ketelley674/
Ceile673/
Celee673/
Kkela673/
Keilj673/
Kkeli673/
Ķelle673/
Caele673/
Keulh672/
Keyll672/
Khejl672/
Keithlet672/
Kcole672/
Ceele672/
Keselley672/
Celei672/
Kilez672/
Keisl672/
Köleš672/
Kőgel672/
Kelhy671/
Kellehee671/
Keloj671/
Kcale671/
Keethles671/
Khehl671/
Keyly671/
Ckeli671/
Qelez671/
Kettlett671/
Kettller671/
Keyli671/
Kelaî671/
Kahehele671/
K'Ely671/
Koleÿ671/
Åkeli671/
Qelep671/
Qeyle671/
Gcele671/
Gkale671/
Hcele671/
Qkleh671/
Ckhle671/
Kkhel671/
Koleï671/
Ketlp671/
Ketylley671/
Kethleey671/
Kethlley671/
Kettllee671/
Keyhtley670/
Kealeher670/
Keattley670/
Keeleher670/
Keheller670/
Keyleher670/
Kehly670/
Keathler670/
Kysellea670/
Qelle670/
Kittelle670/
Qetle670/
Kellehey670/
Kehlehes670/
Kesleher670/
Ceyle670/
Ketthley670/
Keileher670/
Kehleher670/
Keald670/
Qeule670/

Kele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kele in the Oriya language
େକେଲekela96.84
େକେଳekela2.11
Kele in the Hindi language
केलेkele94.74
केलाkela5.26
Kele in the Marathi language
केळेkele78.1
केलेkele20.44
काेळेkaele0.51
कोेलेkoele0.34
काेलेkaele0.21
कोेळेkoele0.09
कॅळॅkele0.09
कॅलेkele0.04
Kele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻞkl46.15
ﻛﻠﻪklh38.46
ﻛﻠﺔklt7.69
ﻛﻠﻰkly7.69
Kele in the Russian language
Келеkele-

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