Keliat Surname

128,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Keliat Surname User-submission:

Keliat is one of the sub-margas of the Peranginangin clan. The Karonese people have five margas, each with their own sub-margas. The Keliats come from the region of Mardinging, which is the northern point of North Sumatra. Many people with this surname have immigrated to all over Indonesia.

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Keliat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,5271:37,4964,351
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Keliat (17) may also be a first name.

Keliat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Keliat is one of the sub-margas of the Peranginangin clan. The Karonese people have five margas, each with their own sub-margas. The Keliats come from the region of Mardinging, which is the northern point of North Sumatra. Many people with this surname have immigrated to all over Indonesia. Keliat means 'hard worker' according to The Karo origin myth.

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Keliat Last Name Facts

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

Keliat is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keliat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,202nd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,060,375 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Keliat live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Keliat is also the 2,694,839th most common given name globally, borne by 17 people.

Keliat is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,527 people, or 1 in 37,496. In Indonesia Keliat is mostly concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 87 percent live, West Java, where 9 percent live and Riau, where 2 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelat91579/
Kaliat83801/
Kelate83242/
Kelath8368/
Kejlat8325/
Kelhat8322/
Koliat8313/
Kelaut839/
Khelat835/
Keelat835/
Kehlat833/
Koelat833/
Keilat832/
Kelatt831/
Keslat831/
Celiat831/
Kielat831/
Gkelat831/
Hkelat831/
Khellat77200/
Kalliat7761/
Keelath7731/
Kaliath7716/
Kholiat777/
Kehelat771/
Kelgath771/
Khyliat771/
Khaliat771/
Kealath771/
Khelate771/
Kheslat771/
Kilat734,439/
Kalat733,787/
Kolat732,558/
Kelot73653/
Celat7360/
Kylat7311/
Kelad735/
Kelát731/
Kalliath71101/
Khylliat7161/
Kielaitė7117/
Kalliatt712/
Khettlat712/
Keihlatt711/
Keloth672,820/
Kalath671,923/
Kahlat671,549/
Khalat671,425/
Kallat67987/
Coliat67549/
Kollat67347/
Kolath67343/
Chelat67200/
Caliat67192/
Khelad67161/
Kislat67136/
Kalaut6783/
Kailat6763/
Kilate6753/
Khilat6751/
Kaloit6749/
Kalait6743/
Kalhat6731/
Kolait6727/
Kolatt6723/
Kaleit6721/
Koloit6721/
Kohlat678/
Kholat677/
Koleit677/
Kylath677/
Kalatt676/
Kilath675/
Kaliot675/
Khelot674/
Keelot674/
Ketlad674/
Caelat673/
Keloot673/
Kelaid672/
Celatt672/
Kelote672/
Kelout672/
Keilad671/
Kelhot671/
Kelott671/
Kolaut671/
Celaut671/
Kuilat671/
Kiliot671/
Kilayt671/
Kaalat671/
Kyleat671/
Celeit671/
Quelat671/
Keylot671/
Kilaut671/
Kaylat671/
Kileat670/
Kelodt670/
Coelat670/
Kelotz670/

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