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
The surname Kelegba is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelegba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 910,497th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name Kelegba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelegba are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kelegba is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally, held by 12 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 118,006. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found.
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