Kelewula Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kelewula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kelewula Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kelewula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelewula occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelewula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelewula is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kelewula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelewula are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most common in: Budaka District, where 88 percent reside and Butaleja District, where 13 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelebula881/
Kilawula754/
Kalawula752/
Kalevula751/
Kolawula751/
Chelevula711/
Kailebula711/
Kilewilo6341/
Kolavula635/
Kalavula631/
Khalivulla562/
Kilowilo5021/
Kilivila5018/
Kalivila5011/
Kolowilo509/
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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 Kelewula
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