Keleke Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Keleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2081:99,85111,805
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Keleke (50) may also be a first name.

Keleke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keleke (Russian: Келеке) is most common in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keleke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keleke is the 881,213th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Keleke are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Keleke is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name globally It is held by 50 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 99,851. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live, Centre Region, where 49 percent live and East Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keleske9247/
Kelekeh9211/
Keleker921/
Kelekei921/
Kelekeu921/
Kgeleke921/
Kelek913,477/
Keulekeu862/
Kaleke831,501/
Keleki83724/
Kielek83657/
Kileke83302/
Keleka83170/
Koleke8373/
Kelike8367/
Kelake8365/
Khelek8342/
Ketlek8338/
Keulek8316/
Keleck8315/
Kelesk837/
Celeke832/
Keleuk831/
Keloke830/
Kelece830/
Kalekie77294/
Kieleka77167/
Khaleke77126/
Kelekis77101/
Kelekai7750/
Kalekhe7748/
Kelekaa7727/
Kalieke7727/
Kilekie7721/
Keliket7716/
Keuleuk7716/
Keliker7711/
Kelesky7710/
Keleski779/
Kelekay777/
Celekey776/
Kelekha774/
Kieleck773/
Kolekeh773/
Celecke771/
Kelakey771/
Kelakeu771/
Kelegka771/
Kelegue771/
Kieliek771/
Kahleke771/
Kalaeke771/
Kyoleke771/
Gkeleka771/
Ketleak771/
Kileker770/
Kelik73424/
Keleg73313/
Celek73217/
Kilek7384/
Kelec7353/
Kylek738/
Kelyk734/
Kielecki71167/
Keleekai7126/
Kheleque7115/
Kesliker718/
Kelekhay713/
Kelekova711/
Khalekhe711/
Kielekki711/
Kollekie711/
Kalaekeh711/
Chelekei711/
Keelekai710/
Keliki671,427/
Kiełek671,344/
Kileka671,149/
Kileki67186/
Kaleki67145/
Kielec67145/
Keslik6797/
Kelaki6792/
Khelik6783/
Kelikh6740/
Kelika6738/
Kielik6738/
Kailek6735/
Celeki6728/
Kaleky6723/
Kileeg6722/
Keilyk6719/
Kelick6718/
Koleki6718/
Kelykh6714/
Kıylek6713/
Ketlik6710/
Kitlek678/
Khylek678/
Khelyk676/
Kelice673/
Kelhik673/
Kileck672/
Kelegh672/
Kechellek671/
Keulec671/
Kelaik671/
Kelaqe671/
Keilhacke671/
Qoleke671/
Kelyka671/
Keelik671/
Keileg670/
Kelyce670/

Keleke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keleke in the Russian language
Келекеkeleke-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keleke
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