Keliyala Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Keliyala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keliyala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Keliyala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keliyala occurs most in Malawi. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Keliyala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keliyala? popularity and diffusion

Keliyala is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Keliyala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Keliyala is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaliyala8817/
Keleyala883/
Kelayala882/
Cheliyala824/
Keleyla801/
Kaleyala75192/
Kalayala7543/
Koleyala7522/
Kaliyela755/
Kaluyala753/
Kolayala752/
Kolaiala751/
Koluyala751/
Kelile713,090/
Kelale7111/
Kaleyalah716/
Kelailaia713/
Kaaleyala711/
Koleala6744/
Kilalea6725/
Kiluila6721/
Kaleala6714/
Khelile6711/
Keliele676/
Keleula675/
Kelaili675/
Khelale675/
Keleela674/
Koleila673/
Keleile672/
Celeila671/
Keleili671/
Kelhale671/
Celuila671/
Kelieli671/
Kelaile671/

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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 Keliyala
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