Kelong Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Kelong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 433 | 1:106,651 | 9,185 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kelong (25,576) may also be a first name.
Kelong Demographics
Kelong Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kelong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelong is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelong? popularity and diffusion
It is the 506,723rd most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Kelong live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kelong is also the 31,441st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 25,576 people.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 106,651. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Narok County, where 64 percent are found, Bomet County, where 21 percent are found and Kericho County, where 12 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.
Kelong Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kealong | 92 | 15 | / |
| Hkelong | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kaelong | 92 | 3 | / |
| Keliong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keylong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keeleong | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kheelong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khaelong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kelongth | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kalong | 83 | 15,267 | / |
| Kolong | 83 | 5,387 | / |
| Kilong | 83 | 799 | / |
| Kelang | 83 | 395 | / |
| Kelung | 83 | 379 | / |
| Celong | 83 | 22 | / |
| Chelong | 77 | 963 | / |
| Kholong | 77 | 324 | / |
| Kaloong | 77 | 77 | / |
| Kahlong | 77 | 59 | / |
| Keliang | 77 | 56 | / |
| Kaliong | 77 | 46 | / |
| Kollong | 77 | 41 | / |
| Kailong | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kallong | 77 | 32 | / |
| Keilung | 77 | 21 | / |
| Khilong | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kielung | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kiliong | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kalhong | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khalong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cehlong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuilong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kelhang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keliung | 77 | 3 | / |
| Quelong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koloung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaloung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kcleong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caelong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kolhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kolyong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaylong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaloing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keslang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keelang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chehlong | 71 | 160 | / |
| Kalliong | 71 | 27 | / |
| Chealong | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kelahang | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kailgong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayleong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khuilong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolang | 67 | 6,262 | / |
| Kalang | 67 | 2,691 | / |
| Calong | 67 | 1,129 | / |
| Colong | 67 | 911 | / |
| Kilang | 67 | 497 | / |
| Kilung | 67 | 47 | / |
| Qilong | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kelank | 67 | 10 | / |
| Celang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khailhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelusingh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kelong
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis