Kelmo Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kelmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Kelmo (130) may also be a first name.

Kelmo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelmo is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelmo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelmo is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kelmo live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kelmo is also the 814,623rd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 130 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon Kelmo is most common in: Centre Region, where 48 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 33 percent are found and Far North Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 13 percent are found and Chad, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelmou9117/
Kelmoa914/
Kelmoi913/
Kielmo911/
Kelmous834/
Kelma80237/
Klemo80226/
Celmo80184/
Kilmo8059/
Kelmouss77136/
Kielma73277/
Koelma73269/
Chelmo73139/
Kilmot7336/
Kilmou7310/
Coelmo737/
Källmo735/
Kellma733/
Kaelma731/
Kelmah731/
Kuelma731/
Kelmad731/
Kelmach673/
Klemotz671/

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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 Kelmo
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