Kelese Surname
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Kelese Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 355 | 1:58,504 | 7,534 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
Kelese (37) may also be a first name.
Kelese Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelese Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelese (Russian: Келесе) occurs most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelese? popularity and diffusion
Kelese is the 678,631st most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kelese live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 37 people.
The last name Kelese is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 58,504. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent reside, Centre Region, where 10 percent reside and West Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelese Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelese in the Russian language | ||
| Келесе | kelese | - |
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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 Kelese
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