Kelek Surname

130,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Kelek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,2821:23,7122,724
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Marshall Islands111:4,711882
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kelek (85) may also be a first name.

Kelek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelek (Russian: Келек) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelek is the 130,135th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,095,929 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kelek are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 85 people.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,282 people, or 1 in 23,712. In Turkey Kelek is most prevalent in: Gaziantep Province, where 12 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 11 percent live and Kahramanmaras Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Kelek Last Name Statistics demography

Kelek earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielek91657/
Keleke91306/
Khelek9142/
Ketlek9138/
Keulek9116/
Keleck9115/
Kelesk917/
Keleuk911/
Keleske8347/
Keuleuk8316/
Kieleck833/
Kieliek831/
Ketleak831/
Kolek803,370/
Kalek801,229/
Kelik80424/
Keleg80313/
Celek80217/
Kilek8084/
Kelec8053/
Kölek8017/
Kylek808/
Kelyk804/
Kelekova771/
Khalek7335,619/
Kiełek731,344/
Kollek731,111/
Kileke73302/
Kholek73183/
Kielec73145/
Kaleck73136/
Kaleuk73108/
Kaleak73107/
Keslik7397/
Koleck7393/
Kalekh7383/
Khelik7383/
Kelike7367/
Kallek7362/
Kahlek7350/
Kelikh7340/
Kielik7338/
Kailek7335/
Kolhek7321/
Keilyk7319/
Kelick7318/
Kelykh7314/
Kıylek7313/
Ketlik7310/
Kitlek738/
Khylek738/
Kaleek736/
Khelyk736/
Kelhik733/
Kileck732/
Kelegh732/
Koleak731/
Koleik731/
Keulec731/
Kelaik731/
Koliek731/
Kaliek731/
Hkalek731/
Keelik731/
Keileg730/
Kechellek711/
Kheilyk67571/
Kolleck67352/
Khaleek67179/
Kaleukh67167/
Kheylik67156/
Keslick67118/
Khaleck67105/
Khalekh67103/
Koleukh6787/
Kahleck6732/
Kalleck6727/
Kohlegk6723/
Khaliek6721/
Keleigh6718/
Kheylyk6711/
Kahalek6711/
Kielick6710/
Kheilik6710/
Kehelyk678/
Khallek677/
Keelick676/
Kisleck676/
Cheilek674/
Khitlek674/
Keylick673/
Khaleak672/
Kelkova672/
Keilick671/
Kallekh671/
Kkhalek671/
Hkaleck671/
Kohleck671/
Kelegue671/
Kaleuck671/
Kaleekh671/
Kaalekk671/
Cheleck671/
Chelekh671/
Cheylek671/
Kitleak671/
Khaleik671/
Kelisck670/

Kelek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelek in the Russian language
Келекkelek-

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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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  • 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 Kelek
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