Keleş Surname

6,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey90,3301:862112
Northern Cyprus3411:93662
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

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'.

- uqurkeles

Keleş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keleş is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Keles or Keleš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keleş? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keleş is the 6,242nd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 80,349 people. Keleş is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Keleş reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 309,270th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 713 people.

The surname is most frequently used 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 reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Samsun Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keles933,129/
Keleš93108/
Kelleş91182/
Kelce80602/
Kaleş80250/
Köleş80131/
Küleş8098/
Kelse8026/
Keluş801/
Kelsey7325,038/
Kelesi731,076/
Kelsoe73708/
Kelese73439/
Kelles73352/
Kelcey73203/
Kelsie73185/
Keleši73121/
Keiles73120/
Kulleş73109/
Kelesa73101/
Kelsea7388/
Keyles7346/
Keleso7344/
Keeles7342/
Kelecy7333/
Kielce7329/
Kelseu7324/
Keleci7315/
Kelies7315/
Kaleşi7314/
Kelase738/
Keluse736/
Kelesy736/
Kehles736/
Keless735/
Kieles735/
Kejles735/
Kelseh734/
Kweles734/
Kheles734/
Kelice733/
Kelose733/
Kelesu733/
Kelsye732/
Kelwes732/
Keales731/
Kelsae731/
Kelsce731/
Kelyes731/
Koeles731/
Keleçi731/
Kelise731/
Kewles730/
Kelsee730/
Kelece730/
Kelyce730/
Kellse730/
Keleus730/
Kelues730/
Kelees730/
Kelleci675,669/
Kels67586/
Kles67338/
Kleß67204/
Kelessi67119/
Kellies67101/
Kelesce6773/
Kellsey6765/
Kelesea6749/
Khelesi6748/
Kielies6741/
Kellece6735/
Kelesia6721/
Kealese6717/
Kelleys6713/
Kwelsee6711/
Kleš678/
Kelloes677/
Keulese676/
Keleise675/
Kwelose674/
Kwelesi674/
Khelase674/
Kuelese674/
Kluş673/
Kelless672/
Kellehs672/
Keolise672/
Kelleçi672/
Keleseh672/
Keîless671/
Keleose671/
Kelesay671/
Kelesey671/
Kellesy671/
Kellice671/
Kelsieo671/
Kealess671/
Keelsey671/
Kiweles671/
Kjelsey671/
Koehles671/
Koelseh671/
Kelš671/
Keolese671/
Kelleši671/
Keleesi671/
Kelesih671/
Kelessa671/
Kelesso671/
Keleuso671/
Keliase671/
Kieleas671/
Khelles671/
Kleś671/
Kyelesi671/
Kelesaa671/
Kellsie671/
Khelese671/
Kaewles671/
Kelasie671/
Kelesau671/
Kellise670/
Kuehles670/
Kaelsey670/
Kellsoe670/
Keelies670/
Keelese670/
Kelssey670/
Keowles670/
Kelswey670/
Kellese670/
Kelessy670/

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  • 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 Keleş
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