Keleve Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Keleve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keleve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Keleve (24) may also be a first name.

Keleve Last Name Facts

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

Keleve (Russian: Келевье) occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keleve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keleve is the 685,266th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. Keleve is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Keleve are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Keleve is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Aside from Ghana Keleve exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keuleve924/
Gkeleve921/
Kelevez921/
Kgeleve921/
Keeleve921/
Keleveh921/
Kelgeve920/
Kaleve83474/
Kelewe8361/
Kelevi837/
Kileve834/
Kyleve834/
Kelave834/
Kelove833/
Celeve832/
Kelive832/
Keleeva7770/
Kelewei7746/
Khelive7722/
Kelevéz7713/
Kelavey775/
Khelave774/
Kilever774/
Kalevea773/
Kielewe772/
Kelevis771/
Keleibe771/
Keleiwe771/
Kylever771/
Kelewed771/
Kelewey771/
Cheleve771/
Kelevyz771/
Kilaeve770/
Kelevich7112/
Quelever7112/
Keylewer715/
Kelevych714/
Kelehoue711/
Kelejoue711/
Khaleive711/
Kheleiva711/
Kheleeva711/
Kileavey710/
Kohlevey710/
Kilave672,226/
Kolove67395/
Kalave67381/
Kelewa67254/
Kalive67248/
Kolave67182/
Kalewe67168/
Kalevi67152/
Kolevi67127/
Kolewe6776/
Kelivi6760/
Kelavi6719/
Keliva6719/
Keileweit6717/
Kilewe6717/
Kilove6713/
Kalove6712/
Kolive6711/
Keijlewer6710/
Keliwe675/
Celevy673/
Celevi673/
Caleve672/
Kelawe672/
Kelowe671/
Khelevich671/
Queulevee671/
Kilevi671/
Qelebe671/
Kilevy671/
Kolevy670/

Keleve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keleve in the Russian language
Келевьеkeleve-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keleve
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