Kelepu Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kelepu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelepu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4611:117,52213,988
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kelepu Last Name Facts

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

Kelepu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelepu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 643,972nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. Kelepu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kelepu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kelepu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 461 people, or 1 in 117,522. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Kelepu Last Name Statistics demography

Kelepu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.11% less than the national average, earning R 142,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keleput9210/
Kelephu926/
Khelepu921/
Khelephu862/
Kalepu833,340/
Kilepu8389/
Kelapu8328/
Kolepu839/
Kelipu831/
Kallepu771,439/
Kaalepu7754/
Kollepu7727/
Kaleepu779/
Keelapu774/
Kaleypu774/
Koelapu773/
Kaleapu773/
Khalepu772/
Kelepoe771/
Kalepuu771/
Kelyapu771/
Kalaepu771/
Kalepeu771/
Kalephu771/
Kaleppu771/
Khalephu714/
Kalleepu712/
Koleupeu711/
Kalleapu711/
Kalleppu711/
Cheleepu711/
Koliephu711/
Kalapu67356/
Kalipu67182/
Kolopu67140/
Kolipu6750/
Kolapu6738/
Kilapu679/
Kilipu675/
Kilopu672/

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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 Kelepu
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