Kellep Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kellep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kellep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kellep (10) may also be a first name.

Kellep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kellep is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellep? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kellep live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kellep is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

Kellep is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East Sepik, where 33 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 33 percent live and Morobe, where 33 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellept925/
Kelleps920/
Kellip8314/
Keilep838/
Kellyp831/
Killep831/
Keelep831/
Kelleb831/
Klep801,625/
Khyllep77625/
Kellypp771/
Kyhllep771/
Klepp731,577/
Kloep73182/
Klepe7335/
Klepš7327/
Keilp7317/
Kleep739/
Kylep735/
Kleap734/
Klepf733/
Khlep733/
Ketlp731/
Kleup731/
Kleph731/
Kliep731/
Klepś731/
Khelp731/
Keulp730/
Kleppe673,993/
Killip671,328/
Klepps67121/
Klejps6771/
Klespe6756/
Kleips6720/
Klepsh6718/
Kleipe6717/
Kellab6711/
Klepsz679/
Kaylep679/
Kleepe678/
Kleyps676/
Kellib676/
Khlaep675/
Kletpe673/
Keileb672/
Kellyb672/
Killev672/
Kellob672/
Kleebp672/
Kailep672/
Klepfe671/
Khylep671/
Keeleb671/
Klaepp671/
Klesph670/

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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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  • 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 Kellep
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