Kelewe Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Kelewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelewei | 92 | 46 | / |
| Kielewe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kelewey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kelewed | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keleiwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kelew | 91 | 68 | / |
| Keylewer | 86 | 5 | / |
| Keleve | 83 | 433 | / |
| Kelewa | 83 | 254 | / |
| Kalewe | 83 | 168 | / |
| Kolewe | 83 | 76 | / |
| Kilewe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Keliwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kelawe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kelowe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keileweit | 80 | 17 | / |
| Keijlewer | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kollewe | 77 | 131 | / |
| Keleeva | 77 | 70 | / |
| Kheliwe | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kylewer | 77 | 15 | / |
| Keuleve | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kelaweu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kelewai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keleibe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khelewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilewer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chelewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelaweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keleveh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keeleve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelawei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelewii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgeleve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelevez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kielewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalewea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaleweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kallewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkeleve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelgeve | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kelehew | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keliw | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kilew | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaleuwee | 71 | 15 | / |
| Koelowey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kallaewe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kheleiwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelejoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelehoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheleiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheleeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilawe | 67 | 4,832 | / |
| Kilowe | 67 | 1,276 | / |
| Kalawe | 67 | 1,017 | / |
| Kalowe | 67 | 954 | / |
| Kilewa | 67 | 847 | / |
| Kaleve | 67 | 474 | / |
| Kolowe | 67 | 248 | / |
| Kiliwe | 67 | 197 | / |
| Koliwe | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kaliwe | 67 | 106 | / |
| Kolawe | 67 | 85 | / |
| Qelewa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kelawy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kelevi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kelave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kileve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kyleve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kelawi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kelove | 67 | 3 | / |
| Celeve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kelive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keliwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolleweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qelawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qelebe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kelewe
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