Kelego Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kelego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kelego (10) may also be a first name.

Kelego Last Name Facts

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

Kelego occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelego? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelego is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kelego reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

Kelego is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 67 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 17 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koelego929/
Kelegou926/
Kelegoa921/
Kilego83199/
Kalego83118/
Kelega8377/
Kolego8342/
Kelogo838/
Kelago832/
Koelega7766/
Kallego7762/
Koliego7746/
Chelego7710/
Kaleugo779/
Kelogou771/
Kaleigo771/
Kelegha771/
Kollego771/
Khalego771/
Kolliego7127/
Chelegoi714/
Kologo6715,362/
Kalega671,883/
Kalogo671,339/
Kolega671,133/
Kalago671,001/
Kaligo67481/
Kiligo67336/
Kelaga67270/
Kolago67226/
Kilega67218/
Koligo67170/
Kilago67103/
Kilogo6747/
Kolygo6728/
Celega6727/
Celigo675/
Colego673/
Calego672/
Keloga672/
Qalego671/

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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 Kelego
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