Kelebe Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kelebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kelebe (45) may also be a first name.

Kelebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelebe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelebe is the 1,286,243rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kelebe reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kelebe is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelebie929/
Keleibe921/
Kelebesh863/
Keileber861/
Kalebe832,388/
Keleba831,758/
Kilebe831,345/
Kelebi83400/
Celebe8326/
Keleby838/
Kolebe833/
Qelebe831/
Kelobe831/
Kelibe831/
Keuleabeu801/
Kaliebe77243/
Kelebai77174/
Kelebay7745/
Kelebić7724/
Kealeba7722/
Kaleabe7718/
Kaleebe7712/
Kallebe777/
Kileber777/
Khalebe772/
Kholebe772/
Keeleve771/
Keleveh771/
Kealabe771/
Kaelabe771/
Kalebee771/
Kalebhe771/
Kyleber771/
Kealobe771/
Kelibea771/
Kieleba771/
Kailebe771/
Kolebeu771/
Gkeleve771/
Kelebit771/
Kelibez771/
Kaeleby770/
Kalliebe7114/
Kaileber7113/
Chelebeh7111/
Chelebey7110/
Kelesbai718/
Chelebei716/
Kajleber711/
Kielebaj711/
Kettleby710/
Kolobe676,587/
Celebi672,022/
Kalabe671,496/
Kalebi671,406/
Kileba67771/
Kalibe67671/
Kalobe67397/
Kilibe67100/
Kolabe6796/
Kilebi6768/
Kilabe6732/
Kilobe6724/
Kolibe6722/
Kelabi6713/
Celibe6710/
Kelibi679/
Keliba678/
Kaleby677/
Kyleba676/
Kileby674/
Kyleve674/
Calebe673/
Kolebi673/
Kelobi672/
Kelaby672/
Celeby671/
Köleby671/
Celebý671/
Qeleba671/
Kolybe671/
Keliby670/

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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 Kelebe
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