Kelehi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kelehi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelehi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kelehi (20) may also be a first name.

Kelehi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelehi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelehi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelehi reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kelehi is also the 2,446,817th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent are found and Kano, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keulehi921/
Kelehe83118/
Kalehi8323/
Kelahi8312/
Kolehi8310/
Kelieh837/
Kehlei832/
Kilehi831/
Keliei831/
Kelgei831/
Keleiy831/
Kelieai7711/
Kolehai775/
Keleheu774/
Khalehi773/
Kelehey772/
Keilehe771/
Kylehis771/
Kheliei771/
Kelehea771/
Khilehi771/
Kelhier770/
Kelihei770/
Kelji73414/
Kelie73165/
Keleu7367/
Kelye735/
Kelge734/
Khalejhi711/
Khahlehi711/
Keleaher710/
Kolahi674,057/
Kalahi67159/
Kehley67118/
Kalehe67102/
Keuleu6787/
Qalehi6783/
Khelge6748/
Khelji6742/
Kalohi6737/
Koljeh6733/
Kolehe6722/
Kilehe6722/
Kolohi6716/
Kalihi6713/
Keljić6713/
Celjeh6712/
Koleuh678/
Kelahe676/
Keelie675/
Keli'i675/
Kaleai675/
Koelie675/
Kolihi675/
Keleay675/
Keleey672/
Kehlje672/
Kehlee672/
Kilahi672/
Kalyeh671/
Keliey671/
Keloey671/
Kelyes671/
Kahlei671/
Kaleeh671/
Kehleu671/
Khelje671/
Kaljeh671/
Kilihi671/
Kileai671/
Koleei671/
Kolyeh671/
Kylahi671/
Keliha671/
Kealie671/
Keslye671/
Kehlji671/
Keliyi671/
Khelie671/
Kealeu671/
Kelioe670/
Keilie670/
Kielie670/
Keylie670/
Kolhie670/

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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
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  • 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 Kelehi
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