Kelehi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kelehi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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 surname Kelehi is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelehi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kelehi is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Kelehi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelehi live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 20 people.
The surname Kelehi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Kelehi is most common in: Ebonyi, where 50 percent are found and Kano, where 50 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keulehi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kelehe | 83 | 118 | / |
| Kalehi | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kelahi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kolehi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kelieh | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kehlei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kilehi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keliei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelgei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keleiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelieai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kolehai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Keleheu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khalehi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kelehey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keilehe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kylehis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kheliei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelehea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khilehi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelhier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kelihei | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kelji | 73 | 414 | / |
| Kelie | 73 | 165 | / |
| Keleu | 73 | 67 | / |
| Kelye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kelge | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khalejhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khahlehi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keleaher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kolahi | 67 | 4,057 | / |
| Kalahi | 67 | 159 | / |
| Kehley | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kalehe | 67 | 102 | / |
| Keuleu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Qalehi | 67 | 83 | / |
| Khelge | 67 | 48 | / |
| Khelji | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kalohi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Koljeh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kolehe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kilehe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kolohi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kalihi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Keljić | 67 | 13 | / |
| Celjeh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koleuh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kelahe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keelie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keli'i | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaleai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koelie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kolihi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keleay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keleey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kehlje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kehlee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kilahi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kalyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keliey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keloey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahlei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaleeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khelje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaljeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kileai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koleei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kylahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keliha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kealie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keslye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehlji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keliyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kealeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelioe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keilie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kielie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keylie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kolhie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kelehi
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