Keleva Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Keleva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Keleva (19) may also be a first name.
Keleva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keleva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keleva (Russian: Келева) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Keleva? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Keleva is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Keleva reside; 33 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 33 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Keleva is also the 2,523,061st most widespread forename on earth, borne by 19 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 996,986. In Bulgaria Keleva is most frequent in: Pazardzhik Province, where 29 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 29 percent live and Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 29 percent live. Apart from Bulgaria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keleva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keleva in the Russian language | ||
| Келева | keleva | - |
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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 Keleva
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