Kelkay Surname

185,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kelkay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelkay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Eritrea11:4,751,901911

Kelkay (9,596) may also be a first name.

Kelkay Last Name Facts

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

Kelkay occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelkay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelkay is the 185,106th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,182,334 people. Kelkay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kelkay reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kelkay is also the 63,013th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 9,596 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Kelkay Last Name Statistics demography

Kelkay earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelkaye922/
Kuelkay921/
Kelka91121/
Kelky912/
Kelkka83332/
Kielka8369/
Kelkai8319/
Keelka8318/
Kelkha839/
Kelkey836/
Kelkye836/
Kuelka832/
Kaelky832/
Kelkiy831/
Kelkas831/
Kelkyi831/
Klka802/
Kilkaya7799/
Gkelkas771/
Kilka73673/
Celka73628/
Kelca73166/
Kelke73140/
Kleka7345/
Kylka7319/
Kelki738/
Khlka734/
Kllka731/
Kilky730/
Klcka730/
Kelcey67203/
Kleqka67136/
Klekha67133/
Klekas67107/
Kaelke6778/
Kilkka6735/
Kielke6725/
Klecky6724/
Gkleka6723/
Klekyt6721/
Kelcca6716/
Killka6714/
Kelkes6711/
Klegka679/
Kilkai678/
Quelka675/
Kelkei675/
Celkaa674/
Kislky673/
Kuelke673/
Koelke672/
Klekai671/
Kelkie671/
Chelky671/
Khlkha671/
Klekah671/
Kislka671/
Ckilka671/
Kuelca671/
Kelkou671/
Kelcas671/
Kiełka671/
Klkawe671/
Kilkoy670/

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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 Kelkay
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