Keli Surname
Approximately 9,419 people bear this surname
Keli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,293 | 1:10,757 | 1,362 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,025 | 1:22,509 | 1,635 |
| Indonesia | 813 | 1:162,668 | 15,860 |
| South Africa | 628 | 1:86,270 | 10,613 |
| India | 588 | 1:1,304,533 | 51,151 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Albania | 187 | 1:15,583 | 2,777 |
| Taiwan | 172 | 1:136,307 | 1,224 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Cameroon | 158 | 1:131,450 | 14,816 |
| Malaysia | 157 | 1:187,861 | 11,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 128 | 1:63,701 | 8,267 |
| China | 88 | 1:15,537,745 | 908 |
| Solomon Islands | 72 | 1:8,056 | 1,292 |
| Brazil | 70 | 1:3,058,205 | 88,974 |
| France | 61 | 1:1,088,897 | 118,069 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Benin | 56 | 1:184,564 | 17,920 |
| Turkey | 50 | 1:1,556,428 | 59,823 |
| Greece | 33 | 1:335,751 | 47,626 |
| Cyprus | 24 | 1:36,870 | 4,052 |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 1:465,260 | 20,978 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Kéli (1) are calculated separately.
Keli (59,774) may also be a first name.
Keli Demographics
Keli Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Keli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keli (Georgian: კელი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻲ, Hindi: केली, Marathi: केळी, Oriya: େକଳି, Russian: Кели) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Kéli. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 54,101st most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 773,707 people. The last name Keli occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Keli reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 15,901st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 59,774 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 4,293 people, or 1 in 10,757. In Kenya Keli is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 53 percent are found, Machakos County, where 25 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Keli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keli has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Keli Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Keli surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.
The amount Keli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.92% less than the national average, earning 211,370 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.59% less than the national average, earning R 105,528 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $24,447,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning $39,316 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keli in the Georgian language | ||
| კელი | keli | - |
| Keli in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻠﻲ | kly | - |
| Keli in the Hindi language | ||
| केली | keli | 99.91 |
| केलि | keli | 0.05 |
| केेली | keeli | 0.02 |
| क़ेली | qeli | 0.01 |
| ढेली | dheli | 0.01 |
| Keli in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଳି | ekali | 84.13 |
| େକଳୀ | ekali | 6.86 |
| େକଲି | ekali | 5.95 |
| େକଳିାଇଁ | ekalia'im | 2.21 |
| େକଲୀ | ekali | 0.46 |
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 0.08 |
| Keli in the Marathi language | ||
| केळी | keli | 42.76 |
| केली | keli | 24.83 |
| कोेळी | koeli | 20 |
| काेळी | kaeli | 12.41 |
| Keli in the Russian language | ||
| Кели | keli | - |
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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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- 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 Keli
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