Kelemi Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kelemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Liberia161:275,53316,331
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kelemi (33) may also be a first name.

Kelemi Last Name Facts

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

Kelemi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelemi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelemi are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kelemi is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 33 people.

Kelemi is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 32 percent are found and Western Cape, where 24 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 18 percent are found and Liberia, where 17 percent are found.

Kelemi Last Name Statistics demography

Kelemi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.33% less than the national average, earning R 113,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelemie9227/
Kelemid9210/
Kelemiš928/
Kelemai922/
Keleymi921/
Koelemij86391/
Kelemith868/
Keeleemi866/
Khelemei866/
Kelema838,613/
Kalemi832,357/
Keleme832,215/
Kilemi83681/
Kelami83225/
Kelimi8354/
Celemi8354/
Kelomi8334/
Kolemi8312/
Koelemeij80117/
Koelemaij8045/
Kelemoa771,450/
Kaleemi77362/
Gkolemi77275/
Kalemie77252/
Koelami77115/
Khalemi7786/
Kelemee7780/
Kelemeh7747/
Kielema7737/
Keleeme7728/
Chelemi7715/
Kelaimi7714/
Kylemei7713/
Kehlema7711/
Koelemy778/
Kalemai778/
Kelimid777/
Kelamie776/
Kollemi775/
Keelami774/
Keleima774/
Kelemea774/
Kallemi773/
Kelemma773/
Keilema772/
Kelemeň772/
Kolemai772/
Keilami771/
Kaalemi771/
Kilemai771/
Keliami771/
Kelomei771/
Keyleme771/
Kelaïmi771/
Kelemér771/
Kelhimi771/
Kielami771/
Kaelami771/
Kilemit771/
Koeleme771/
Keylimi771/
Khelami771/
Kalemoi771/
Kolemoi771/
Koelemay7199/
Kelemets7156/
Kelemecz7126/
Koelemey7123/
Khelemes7120/
Kholaemi7114/
Kelemesh7114/
Kelemetz714/
Keelemma711/
Kaleemii711/
Keilamie711/
Kalaemai711/
Kiliemai711/
Kohlemih711/
Kelemuua711/
Chelemei711/
Cheleymi711/
Khalemei711/
Kalami677,587/
Kalimi675,250/
Kolomi674,137/
Kolimi672,478/
Kilema671,547/
Qalemi671,124/
Kilimi67948/
Kaleme67701/
Kolami67465/
Kelome67296/
Kileme67233/
Kilami67179/
Kelima6770/
Calemi6757/
Celeme6737/
Koleme6733/
Kelime6723/
Kelame6721/
Kalemy6721/
Kalomi6718/
Kolliemie676/
Kylesmith673/
Kyleme671/
Cilemi671/
Khelemets671/

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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 Kelemi
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