Keleche Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Keleche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keleche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Keleche Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keleche is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keleche? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keleche is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Keleche is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Keleche are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 677,519. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Lesotho it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and Algeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelechie933/
Kelieche931/
Kelecher930/
Kelech9223/
Kelece920/
Kelechi868,844/
Kaleche86475/
Keliche86137/
Kielech86111/
Kelesce8673/
Kelecha8638/
Kelache8621/
Kileche8620/
Koleche8617/
Kelechy864/
Keilech860/
Kelec8353/
Kalleche80453/
Khaleche80231/
Khileche802/
Kelichea801/
Kelicher801/
Keleuchi801/
Kehlechi801/
Kkelechi801/
Kalechie801/
Kaleiche801/
Kaaleche801/
Kelechih801/
Kelehchi801/
Kelaache801/
Kilech77342/
Kelich77255/
Kielec77145/
Klejch77125/
Keleze7787/
Kelecz7741/
Kelecy7733/
Keleci7715/
Kelych7710/
Celech771/
Khellache7532/
Kallechey7512/
Kelechowa754/
Keiliches751/
Kelechioy751/
Kalache711,789/
Kielich71981/
Kaliche71536/
Koloche71254/
Kilache71207/
Keilich71178/
Kailech71142/
Keylich71115/
Chelech7183/
Qaleche7183/
Kaloche7152/
Kolache7123/
Kiliche7121/
Kalechi7120/
Keulich7110/
Kelachi719/
Koliche716/
Khelych713/
Kaylech713/
Keletse713/
Ketlich712/
Kelicha712/
Quelech712/
Celechi712/
Kelichi711/
Kolechi711/
Kelezie711/
Kislech711/
Khelege711/
Kilecey711/
Khylech711/
Khalechi67388/
Kelez67283/
Kallache67283/
Kalacheh67224/
Keleč67148/
Keeletse6783/
Qalaeche6779/
Kahliche6772/
Kelic6764/
Kallechy6730/
Kalliche6727/
Keleetse6722/
Kalocheh6722/
Kalachey6711/
Kalochie6711/
Kolichei679/
Khalache678/
Kalayche677/
Kelecová676/
Kailiche674/
Kelecova674/
Keleitse674/
Kelekhay673/
Kahlache672/
Kilec672/
Kalichey671/
Kalychey671/
Kolochey671/
Khaliche671/
Kelitsch671/
Kallechi671/
Queliche671/
Quileche671/
Qelec671/
Chileche671/
Keloicha671/
Koluiche671/
Kahloche671/
Kalaechi671/
Kolochei671/
Keislich670/

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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 Keleche
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