Kelem Surname

45,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Togo

Kelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,5661:12,8931,855
Togo2,6251:2,761382
South Africa4381:123,69314,598
Turkey3701:210,32815,252
Burkina Faso1591:115,4223,383
United States591:6,143,372295,589
India341:22,560,747316,052
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
England81:6,964,757184,742
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kélem (3) are calculated separately.

Kelem (4,841) may also be a first name.

Kelem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻤﻪ, Hindi: केलेम, Marathi: केळेम, Oriya: େକେଲମ, Russian: Кэлем) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Kélem. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,561st most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 639,932 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kelem live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kelem is also the 98,170th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 4,841 people.

The surname Kelem is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 7,566 people, or 1 in 12,893. Not including Ethiopia Kelem is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Kelem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kelem last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kelem earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.82% less than the national average, earning R 83,604 per year and in United States they earn 22.21% less than the national average, earning $33,566 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kélem933/
Keleme912,215/
Kielem91132/
Khelem9118/
Koelem913/
Keelem913/
Keylem913/
Keilem912/
Keleem912/
Kealem911/
Keliem910/
Kelemm910/
Keleeme8328/
Kehlhem8324/
Kehlemh831/
Keyleme831/
Ketleim831/
Keaslem830/
Kalem8013,644/
Kolem80593/
Kilem80419/
Kelim80380/
Celem8083/
Kelym8064/
Kölem8058/
Kylem809/
Kelemova774/
Khetleem771/
Kaleem7351,352/
Kallem7311,760/
Khalem731,653/
Kailem73413/
Kileme73233/
Koilem7383/
Chelem7368/
Kaalem7342/
Kohlem7336/
Kelime7323/
Kahlem7322/
Kollem7313/
Kielim7312/
Kaleam7311/
Keelim739/
Kaliem736/
Kaleum736/
Khelim735/
Kaelim734/
Quelem732/
Kyleme731/
Kalemm731/
Kileem731/
Koliem731/
Koleam731/
Koleim731/
Koleum731/
Ceelem731/
Kholem731/
Khilem731/
Kelaim731/
Keylim730/
Kelimt730/
Kettellem711/
Khaleem67687/
Kohliem6727/
Queleme6723/
Kalleam6717/
Kalleem6714/
Khallem676/
Kahalem676/
Kolliem676/
Cheleim675/
Queliem675/
Kohleim675/
Khaelim673/
Kuiliem673/
Kholeum672/
Ketlhim671/
Keulhim671/
Khollem671/
Kilemme671/
Kolhiem671/
Kaileem671/
Kkaleem671/
Kaaleem671/
Kaileme671/
Queslem671/
Ketllim671/
Koehlim670/
Chelhem670/
Kitleem670/

Kelem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelem in the Hindi language
केलेमkelema-
Kelem in the Oriya language
େକେଲମekelama-
Kelem in the Marathi language
केळेमkelema66.67
केलेमkelema33.33
Kelem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻠﻤﻪklmh50
ﻛﻠﻢklm50
Kelem in the Russian language
Кэлемkelem-

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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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  • 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 Kelem
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