Kelele Surname

159,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Kenya5181:89,1508,039
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
Congo701:71,2736,207
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Lesotho471:43,2467,178
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Kelele (6,906) may also be a first name.

Kelele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelele has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 159,970th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,672,367 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kelele reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 78,298th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 6,906 people.

The last name Kelele is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Not including Ethiopia it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Kelele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kelele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.01% less than the national average, earning R 52,248 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielele9227/
Khelele9215/
Keliele926/
Keleile922/
Kelelie922/
Kelelea922/
Keleleu921/
Kelesler8636/
Kelelech864/
Keleulea861/
Ketlelle861/
Kalele836,527/
Kelile833,090/
Kilele832,955/
Kelela832,590/
Kolele83545/
Keleli83178/
Kelely8314/
Kelale8311/
Kelole834/
Keleil832/
Celele831/
Qelele831/
Chelele77843/
Kheleli77557/
Khalele77325/
Koleile77225/
Kheleil77128/
Kaalele7735/
Kilelee7715/
Kailele7713/
Khelile7711/
Kalelea7711/
Kallele778/
Khelale775/
Keleela774/
Kelelyo774/
Kalelee774/
Kielela774/
Kealela774/
Kaleleh773/
Kaleley773/
Kileleu773/
Kollele773/
Khelely773/
Kileley772/
Kelelis772/
Kaylele771/
Keleili771/
Kelelia771/
Keleyla771/
Kelhale771/
Kelilet771/
Keelela771/
Kalelei771/
Kgeleli771/
Kelaile771/
Kelieli771/
Khelela771/
Kaleile771/
Quelele771/
Koilele771/
Kholele771/
Kilelei771/
Kaleleu771/
Kelelhi771/
Kelelya771/
Kelelay770/
Keliler770/
Kilelea770/
Khaleleh7138/
Keleiloa717/
Cheleleh715/
Kahlehle715/
Khetleli715/
Kettlely712/
Kalleley712/
Kelelaya711/
Khelelay711/
Kolhelle711/
Khellale711/
Khellile711/
Koleilei711/
Khahlele711/
Kgailele711/
Chelelei711/
Kilhelee710/
Kielalea710/
Kaleli679,370/
Kilela672,192/
Köleli67440/
Qalele67346/
Kelili67212/
Kelali67150/
Kileli6799/
Colele6772/
Koleli6744/
Qelile6743/
Calele6715/
Kelgil6710/
Kelila677/
Celile673/
Keloli671/
Keathleyl671/
Celeli671/
Kelily670/
Kilely670/

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