Kelemu Surname
Approximately 11,702 people bear this surname
Kelemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 11,591 | 1:8,416 | 1,302 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Liberia | 37 | 1:119,150 | 9,110 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kelemu (7,880) may also be a first name.
Kelemu Demographics
Average Kelemu Salary in
South Africa
R 15,672
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelemau | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kelemou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kelemgu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kelemuua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kelamu | 83 | 244 | / |
| Kilemu | 83 | 169 | / |
| Kalemu | 83 | 94 | / |
| Kelimu | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kolemu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Qelemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chelemu | 77 | 331 | / |
| Kahlemu | 77 | 58 | / |
| Kallemu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kolemou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kailemu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Keliamu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kaleemu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kholemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelamau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kollemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keelamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaleemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalamu | 67 | 5,941 | / |
| Kalimu | 67 | 951 | / |
| Kilimu | 67 | 268 | / |
| Kilamu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Kolomu | 67 | 150 | / |
| Kalomu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kolimu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kolamu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kilomu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qalemu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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