Kelehe Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kelehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Kelehe (24) may also be a first name.

Kelehe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelehe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelehe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kelehe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kelehe is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 24 people.

The last name Kelehe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 483,730. In South Africa Kelehe is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Kelehe Last Name Statistics demography

Kelehe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.72% less than the national average, earning R 176,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keleheu924/
Kelehey922/
Keilehe921/
Kelehea921/
Keleaher860/
Kalehe83102/
Kilehe8322/
Kolehe8322/
Kelieh837/
Kelahe836/
Kelehi834/
Keleey832/
Kehlee832/
Khelihe777/
Koliehe774/
Kolehey772/
Koleheu771/
Keulehi771/
Keeleey770/
Kelihei770/
Kelie73165/
Keleu7367/
Kelye735/
Kelge734/
Kealiher71175/
Keeliher7118/
Kolieheu7112/
Kalahe67626/
Kalihe67323/
Kehley67118/
Keuleu6787/
Khelge6748/
Kolahe6742/
Koljeh6733/
Kalehi6723/
Celjeh6712/
Kelahi6712/
Kolehi6710/
Koleuh678/
Kohlee676/
Keelie675/
Keleay675/
Kalohe675/
Koelie675/
Kolihe674/
Kahlee674/
Kehlei672/
Kehlje672/
Kelyes671/
Kaleeh671/
Keloey671/
Keliey671/
Keleiy671/
Kalyeh671/
Qalehe671/
Keliei671/
Khelie671/
Khelje671/
Kaljeh671/
Kilohe671/
Kilehi671/
Koleei671/
Kolyeh671/
Keliha671/
Kehleu671/
Kealie671/
Keslye671/
Kelgei671/
Kealeu671/
Kelioe670/
Keilliher670/
Kielie670/
Keilie670/
Keylie670/

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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 Kelehe
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