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

The last name Kelego is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelego? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kelego reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kelego is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally, held by 10 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 67 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 17 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

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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