Kelewe Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kelewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kelewe (14) may also be a first name.

Kelewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelewe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kelewe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kelewe live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kelewe is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 14 people.

The surname Kelewe is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 96 percent are found, North Region, where 2 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelewei9246/
Kielewe922/
Kelewey921/
Kelewed921/
Keleiwe921/
Kelew9168/
Keylewer865/
Keleve83433/
Kelewa83254/
Kalewe83168/
Kolewe8376/
Kilewe8317/
Keliwe835/
Kelawe832/
Kelowe831/
Keileweit8017/
Keijlewer8010/
Kollewe77131/
Keleeva7770/
Kheliwe7729/
Kylewer7715/
Keuleve774/
Kelaweu773/
Kelewai773/
Keleibe771/
Khelewa771/
Kilewer771/
Chelewe771/
Kelaweh771/
Keleveh771/
Keeleve771/
Kelawei771/
Kelewii771/
Kgeleve771/
Kelevez771/
Kielewa771/
Kalewea771/
Kaleweu771/
Kallewe771/
Gkeleve771/
Kelgeve770/
Kelehew770/
Keliw735/
Kilew735/
Kaleuwee7115/
Koelowey713/
Kallaewe712/
Kheleiwi711/
Kelejoue711/
Kelehoue711/
Kheleiwa711/
Kheleeva711/
Kilawe674,832/
Kilowe671,276/
Kalawe671,017/
Kalowe67954/
Kilewa67847/
Kaleve67474/
Kolowe67248/
Kiliwe67197/
Koliwe67118/
Kaliwe67106/
Kolawe6785/
Qelewa6755/
Kelawy678/
Kelevi677/
Kelave674/
Kileve674/
Kyleve674/
Kelawi673/
Kelove673/
Celeve672/
Kelive672/
Keliwa671/
Kalewy671/
Calewe671/
Kolleweah671/
Qelawe671/
Qelebe671/

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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 Kelewe
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