Keliwe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Keliwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keliwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Keliwe (24) may also be a first name.

Keliwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keliwe is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keliwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Keliwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Keliwe is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Keliwe is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent reside.

Keliwe Last Name Statistics demography

Keliwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.45% less than the national average, earning R 91,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kheliwe9229/
Keleiwe921/
Keliw915/
Kiliwe83197/
Koliwe83118/
Kaliwe83106/
Kelewe8361/
Kelive832/
Kelawe832/
Keluwe831/
Keliwa831/
Kholiwe77121/
Kohliwe7771/
Cheliwe7751/
Kelewei7746/
Khelive7722/
Keliwoy7722/
Keliwoi778/
Keliwaa775/
Kielewe772/
Kaliwei771/
Keleibe771/
Kelawei771/
Keloiwa771/
Kelewed771/
Kelewey771/
Kiliswe771/
Kiliwet771/
Kelew7368/
Kiliw732/
Khohliwe71154/
Keliwooy719/
Kaeliwai716/
Keylewer715/
Khelaiwi714/
Kilijiwe711/
Kheleiwa711/
Kheleiwi711/
Kaluwe677,461/
Kilawe674,832/
Kiliwa671,047/
Kiluwe67638/
Keleve67433/
Kelewa67254/
Kalive67248/
Kalewe67168/
Kolewe6776/
Kaliwi6770/
Kiliwi6764/
Kelivi6760/
Keliva6719/
Keileweit6717/
Kilewe6717/
Qaliwe6714/
Kolive6711/
Keijlewer6710/
Qoliwe679/
Kelevi677/
Kelave674/
Qelawe671/
Keeliyeva671/
Khohliwee671/
Celiwi671/

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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 Keliwe
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