Keletus Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Keletus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keletus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Keletus (197) may also be a first name.

Keletus Last Name Facts

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

Keletus (Hindi: केलेतुस, Oriya: େକେଲତୁସ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keletus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keletus is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Keletus occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Keletus live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 197 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Keletus is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaletus8618/
Celetus8615/
Kelitus866/
Kiletus862/
Kelatus861/
Kalitus7124/
Kilitus7114/
Coletus714/
Celitus713/
Kilatus711/
Caletus711/
Kalatus711/
Kolatus711/
Kalatush676/
Kilystus671/
Kalithus671/
Kollitus671/
Kallitus671/
Calietus670/
Kalitouss631/
Colitus5737/
Calitus5714/
Calatus573/
Callitus532/

Keletus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keletus in the Hindi language
केलेतुसkeletusa-
Keletus in the Oriya language
େକେଲତୁସekelatusa-

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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
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  • 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 Keletus
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