Kelemu Surname

44,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kelemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11,5911:8,4161,302
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Liberia371:119,1509,110
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kelemu (7,880) may also be a first name.

Kelemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelemu occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kelemu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,375th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 622,761 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelemu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kelemu is also the 71,805th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 7,880 people.

Kelemu is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 11,591 people, or 1 in 8,416. Apart from Ethiopia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.

Kelemu Last Name Statistics demography

Kelemu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.41% less than the national average, earning R 15,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelemau929/
Kelemou921/
Kelemgu921/
Kelemuua861/
Kelamu83244/
Kilemu83169/
Kalemu8394/
Kelimu8325/
Kolemu8317/
Qelemu831/
Chelemu77331/
Kahlemu7758/
Kallemu7718/
Kolemou7711/
Kailemu779/
Keliamu779/
Kaleemu774/
Kholemu771/
Kelamau771/
Kollemu771/
Keelamu771/
Khaleemu711/
Kalamu675,941/
Kalimu67951/
Kilimu67268/
Kilamu67227/
Kolomu67150/
Kalomu6768/
Kolimu6743/
Kolamu676/
Kilomu672/
Qalemu671/

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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 Kelemu
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