Kellah Surname

258,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kellah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,3571:56,5836,172
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Benin201:516,78033,864
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kellah (42) may also be a first name.

Kellah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kellah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻼﻩ) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 258,906th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,797,594 people. The surname Kellah is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kellah are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kellah is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 42 people.

Kellah is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 1,357 people, or 1 in 56,583. In Iran it is most numerous in: Kermanshah Province, where 49 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 12 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Kellah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kellah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kellah surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellath9215/
Kellahe921/
Kellaha920/
Kella9116,217/
Kellasch861/
Kelliaha861/
Killah83277/
Küllah83249/
Kellya83242/
Keella83203/
Koella83110/
Kellay8394/
Kiella8373/
Kellia8361/
Kuella8313/
Kellaa8313/
Kelloh8310/
Kellai839/
Kellea835/
Kyllah834/
Kellha832/
Cellah832/
Kaella831/
Kkella831/
Hkella831/
Keulla831/
Kellaj831/
Kellaz831/
Kellga830/
Klah803,153/
Klla806/
Kellouh776/
Kelloth775/
Celliah774/
Kehella774/
Killaha773/
Kllachh772/
Kellatt771/
Kelloha771/
Gkellas771/
Kelloch770/
Keellia770/
Kiellay770/
Cella7314,006/
Killa734,359/
Kello731,383/
Kylla73295/
Klahs73289/
Klaha7384/
Kölla7361/
Klayh7353/
Klath7341/
Kelló7325/
Qella7314/
Khlah734/
Kleah732/
Külla732/
Khlla731/
Klaih731/
Kllap731/
Qllah731/
Klaph731/
Källa731/
Kllia731/
Kllay731/
Klahu730/
Kellouch71378/
Chellaih718/
Killasch711/
Chellahh711/
Cehlliah711/
Kelley67189,935/
Kla6710,526/
Chella677,642/
Kellou674,013/
Cellai671,801/
Quella67670/
Killoh67253/
Klaich67236/
Kiello67150/
Killea67148/
Küllaç67120/
Keello67114/
Cellia67103/
Killay6789/
Kaello6763/
Klauch6759/
Killaz6757/
Kellei6748/
Coella6738/
Killau6736/
Klaith6720/
Kuilla6718/
Klasch6718/
Cellay6715/
Klauhs6714/
Kellio6712/
Qillah6711/
Kelleu679/
Koello679/
Killia679/
Klaihs678/
Kelloy677/
Caella676/
Klyach675/
Kkylla675/
Gkilla675/
Killai675/
Kuulla674/
Killya674/
Kllias674/
Hkilla674/
Cellya673/
Klajch672/
Killha672/
Cellaj672/
Chelliaha672/
Klahee672/
Kelloi672/
Klahai672/
Khlaph671/
Cehlla671/
Cellaa671/
Cellau671/
Ccella671/
Kéllia671/
Killla671/
Kkello671/
Kyllas671/
Chellliah671/
Cellea670/
Kelloo670/

Kellah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kellah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻼﻩklah66.67
ﻗﻼﻩqlah33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kellah
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