Kelef Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Kelef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kelef (13) may also be a first name.
Kelef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelef is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Kelef are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kelef is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and Norway, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khelef | 91 | 2,564 | / |
| Kelefe | 91 | 64 | / |
| Keleff | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kaelef | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khellef | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kelieff | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kelefhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khelief | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelif | 80 | 2,241 | / |
| Kalef | 80 | 472 | / |
| Kolef | 80 | 75 | / |
| Kelew | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kelev | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kilef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khelif | 73 | 16,731 | / |
| Khalef | 73 | 5,737 | / |
| Chelef | 73 | 1,109 | / |
| Kholef | 73 | 778 | / |
| Koleff | 73 | 389 | / |
| Kaleff | 73 | 78 | / |
| Kileff | 73 | 57 | / |
| Keleev | 73 | 34 | / |
| Kalief | 73 | 30 | / |
| Keleva | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kollef | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kelife | 73 | 14 | / |
| Khelev | 73 | 12 | / |
| Keslev | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kelevh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Keliev | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kileef | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kaleef | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kolief | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kielev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kehlev | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kallef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kilefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kalefh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khilef | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koleef | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kohlef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kailef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kileft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quelef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyleif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keeleb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keilif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keleyb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keliff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kholeif | 67 | 1,603 | / |
| Kholief | 67 | 1,347 | / |
| Khallef | 67 | 682 | / |
| Khelaif | 67 | 201 | / |
| Khaleef | 67 | 192 | / |
| Kholeef | 67 | 122 | / |
| Khellif | 67 | 64 | / |
| Khalief | 67 | 40 | / |
| Khalefh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Keiliff | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kolleff | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khelife | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kheliff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kheleva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kehleva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khaleff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quielef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khuilef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kehelev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khelift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohleff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketleev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheliev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheilif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheleph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheleaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketleyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkhelif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelehew | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kelef
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