Kelekele Surname
Approximately 700 people bear this surname
Kelekele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 623 | 1:118,587 | 12,916 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Kelekele (175) may also be a first name.
Kelekele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelekele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelekele is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kelekele click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelekele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 477,400th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kelekele reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 175 people.
The last name Kelekele is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 118,587. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koelekoele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kelehkeleh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kelekela | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kalekele | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kelekile | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kolekele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kilekele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kieliekielie | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khelekhale | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kalekale | 75 | 209 | / |
| Kolekole | 75 | 60 | / |
| Kelikeli | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kilekile | 75 | 14 | / |
| Qeleqele | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kelakeli | 75 | 8 | / |
| Celecele | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kylekyle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kilekhel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kelekila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kolekile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kelikile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kolliekelie | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kolekoley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kholekile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelechele | 67 | 333 | / |
| Kholekhole | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qheleqhele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gqelegqele | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Holekile | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kelekele
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