Kelong Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Kelong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4331:106,6519,185
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
China81:170,915,1968,932
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kelong (25,576) may also be a first name.

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/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kelong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelong? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 506,723rd most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Kelong reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 31,441st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 25,576 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 106,651. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 64 percent live, Bomet County, where 21 percent live and Kericho County, where 12 percent live. Not including Kenya Kelong is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Kelong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kealong9215/
Hkelong9210/
Kaelong923/
Keliong921/
Keylong921/
Keeleong866/
Kheelong861/
Khaelong861/
Kelongth860/
Kalong8315,267/
Kolong835,387/
Kilong83799/
Kelang83395/
Kelung83379/
Celong8322/
Chelong77963/
Kholong77324/
Kaloong7777/
Kahlong7759/
Keliang7756/
Kaliong7746/
Kollong7741/
Kailong7738/
Kallong7732/
Keilung7721/
Khilong7715/
Kielung7714/
Kiliong778/
Kalhong777/
Khalong774/
Cehlong774/
Kuilong774/
Kelhang773/
Keliung773/
Quelong773/
Koloung772/
Kaloung771/
Kcleong771/
Caelong771/
Kolhong771/
Kelyang771/
Kolyong771/
Kaylong771/
Kaloing771/
Keslang771/
Keelang771/
Chehlong71160/
Kalliong7127/
Chealong718/
Kelahang715/
Kailgong711/
Kayleong711/
Khuilong711/
Kolang676,262/
Kalang672,691/
Calong671,129/
Colong67911/
Kilang67497/
Kilung6747/
Qilong6727/
Kelank6710/
Celang672/
Khailhong671/
Kelusingh671/

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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
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  • 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
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