Kelegba Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Kelegba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 176 | 1:118,006 | 13,533 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
Kelegba (12) may also be a first name.
Kelegba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelegba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelegba is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kelegba.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelegba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 910,497th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelegba reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 118,006. In Cameroon Kelegba is primarily concentrated in: East Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelegbe | 86 | 38 | / |
| Kelagba | 86 | 33 | / |
| Kelegbo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kalegba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Keulegbe | 80 | 107 | / |
| Kelegbeu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Keulegbeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalagba | 71 | 111 | / |
| Kologba | 71 | 77 | / |
| Koligba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kolagba | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kelygbo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kologbay | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kelaigbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kolliegbo | 63 | 179 | / |
| Kologbo | 57 | 115 | / |
| Kalagbo | 57 | 21 | / |
| Kaligbo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Koligbo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Coligba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kiligbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kiligbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Caligba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kolligbo | 53 | 20 | / |
| Kalagboi | 53 | 3 | / |
| Cheligbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Calagbay | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kalaigbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kologboh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chileegbo | 50 | 8 | / |
| Kolliggbo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kelegba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis