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 last name Kelemu is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelemu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,375th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 622,761 people. The last name Kelemu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelemu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 71,805th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 7,880 people.

This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 11,591 people, or 1 in 8,416. Outside of Ethiopia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.

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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