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
The last name Kelese (Russian: Келесе) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kelese.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelese? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kelese is the 678,631st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kelese are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 37 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 58,504. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent live, Centre Region, where 10 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
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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