Kelelew Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kelelew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelelew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kelelew (2,659) may also be a first name.

Kelelew Last Name Facts

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

Kelelew occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelelew? popularity and diffusion

Kelelew is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kelelew live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 142,260th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,659 people.

It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Outside of Ethiopia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalelev712/
Kilelev712/
Kelalef711/
Khelalef67702/
Koleliev6720/
Khalelev674/
Kislelev671/
Khellalef634/
Kololeev5347/
Kalaleev535/
Kelaliev535/
Collelef534/
Kalyleev532/
Kolaleev531/
Kelilova531/
Khalileev5056/
Khelilova5028/
Khalyleev5022/
Khalaleev5011/

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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 Kelelew
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