Keleş Surname
Approximately 90,699 people bear this surname
Keleş Surname User-submission:
The Keleş surname derives from the word meaning 'someone is beautiful' or 'someone is ugly'. Other meanings are 'brave', 'courageous', 'bald or 'someone who is in a bad shape physically'.
Keleş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 90,330 | 1:862 | 112 |
| Northern Cyprus | 341 | 1:936 | 62 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
The alternate forms: Keles (3,129) & Keleš (108) are calculated separately.
Keleş (713) may also be a first name.
Keleş Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Keleş surname derives from the word meaning 'someone is beautiful' or 'someone is ugly'. Other meanings are 'brave', 'courageous', 'bald or 'someone who is in a bad shape physically'.
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Where Does The Last Name Keleş Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keleş is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Keles or Keleš. Click here for other possible spellings of Keleş.
How Common Is The Last Name Keleş? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,242nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 80,349 people. The surname Keleş occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Keleş are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 309,270th most common first name on earth, borne by 713 people.
The last name Keleş is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 90,330 people, or 1 in 862. In Turkey Keleş is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Samsun Province, where 4 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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