Kelep Surname

357,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kelep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea6291:12,9631,215
Ukraine1751:260,13033,933
Turkey841:926,44643,135
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Kelep (705) may also be a first name.

Kelep Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelep (Marathi: केलेप, Russian: Келеп) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelep? popularity and diffusion

Kelep is the 357,784th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,186,929 people. The last name Kelep occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Kelep live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kelep is also the 311,169th most common first name in the world, held by 705 people.

The surname Kelep is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 12,963. In Papua New Guinea Kelep is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 30 percent live, Morobe, where 21 percent live and East New Britain, where 10 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 17 percent live and Turkey, where 8 percent live.

Kelep Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kelep last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

Kelep earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelepe9175/
Kaelep9159/
Keilep918/
Kelepp911/
Keelep911/
Kheleph831/
Celep809,521/
Keleb802,823/
Kilep80721/
Kalep80612/
Kelip80330/
Kolep80233/
Kelyp80188/
Kylep805/
Qelep801/
Kelepova7724/
Khalep73153/
Kalepp73139/
Kaalep73102/
Kollep7336/
Kolepp7332/
Kolhep7322/
Khelev7312/
Kaylep739/
Kilepe738/
Kelevh737/
Kelipe737/
Kelieb735/
Kehlev733/
Keelip732/
Kallep732/
Kholep732/
Keleib732/
Kailep732/
Keileb732/
Keeleb731/
Koleip731/
Kaleph731/
Keliph731/
Keleeb731/
Kejleb731/
Kileap731/
Khylep731/
Khelip731/
Kaelip731/
Keleyb731/
Kohlep730/
Keilip730/
Khyllep67625/
Kohlepp67127/
Kolhepp6725/
Keelips6717/
Khalepp674/
Kaalepp673/
Kheliph673/
Kehelev672/
Kollepp672/
Kielypp671/
Khaleph671/
Kalhepp670/
Kohlhep670/
Kolheph670/

Kelep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelep in the Marathi language
केलेपkelepa66.67
केिलपkeilapa33.33
Kelep in the Russian language
Келепkelep-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kelep
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