Keleme Surname

190,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Keleme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keleme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Cameroon1101:188,81019,696
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Liberia961:45,9224,138
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Keleme (133) may also be a first name.

Keleme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keleme is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keleme? popularity and diffusion

It is the 190,510th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,290,088 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Keleme reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 133 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Apart from Ethiopia it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Keleme Last Name Statistics demography

Keleme earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.25% less than the national average, earning R 101,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelemee9280/
Kelemeh9247/
Keleeme9228/
Kelemie9227/
Kelemea924/
Kelemeň922/
Keyleme921/
Koeleme921/
Kelem9111,388/
Kelemets8656/
Kelemecz8626/
Koelemey8623/
Khelemes8620/
Kelemesh8614/
Khelemei866/
Kelemetz864/
Kelema838,613/
Kaleme83701/
Kelome83296/
Kileme83233/
Kielem83132/
Kelemi8394/
Celeme8337/
Koleme8333/
Kelime8323/
Kelame8321/
Khelem8318/
Keylem833/
Keelem833/
Keleem832/
Keilem832/
Kealem831/
Kyleme831/
Kelemm830/
Keliem830/
Koelemeij80117/
Khelemets801/
Kelemoa771,450/
Kalemie77252/
Kielema7737/
Cheleme7735/
Kelomey7732/
Kehlhem7724/
Queleme7723/
Kylemei7713/
Kalemeh7711/
Kehlema7711/
Kelemid7710/
Koelemy778/
Kelemiš778/
Kolemee776/
Khaleme775/
Keleima774/
Kaleeme773/
Kelemma773/
Keilema772/
Kelemai772/
Kalemme771/
Kilemme771/
Kalemee771/
Kilemee771/
Kelomei771/
Kelemér771/
Keleymi771/
Kehlemh771/
Kalemhe771/
Kilemer771/
Kaileme771/
Ketleim771/
Keaslem770/
Kehlheimer752/
Kilem73419/
Kelim73380/
Celem7383/
Kelym7364/
Kylem739/
Kélem733/
Koelemij71391/
Koelemay7199/
Quelemes7113/
Kollieme7112/
Kelemith718/
Keeleemi716/
Kelemova714/
Khelymer713/
Quelesme712/
Keelemma711/
Khelimer711/
Kollemee711/
Kaelimee711/
Quelemee711/
Koliemeh711/
Khetleem711/
Kelemuua711/
Chelemei711/
Khalemei711/
Kielhome710/
Kalemi672,357/
Kilema671,547/
Kalame671,062/
Kilemi67681/
Kailem67413/
Kelami67225/
Kalome67188/
Kilame67184/
Kolome67130/
Kilime67112/
Koilem6783/
Kolame6775/
Kelima6770/
Chelem6768/
Kelimi6754/
Celemi6754/
Kolliemeh6751/
Kalime6748/
Koelemaij6745/
Celime6744/
Kilome6739/
Kelomi6734/
Kolime6730/
Caleme6728/
Kalemy6721/
Kolliemee6720/
Kolemi6712/
Kielim6712/
Keelim679/
Kolliemie676/
Coleme675/
Khelim675/
Quelem672/
Khelymets672/
Keithlime671/
Khilem671/
Ceelem671/
Kelaim671/
Kileem671/
Qelame671/
Qelome671/
Kettellem671/
Kelimt670/
Keylim670/

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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 Keleme
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