Kelpa Surname

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

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

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

Kelpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546

Kelpa (29) may also be a first name.

Kelpa Last Name Facts

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

Kelpa (Russian: Келпа) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Kelpa is primarily found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Kelpa live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 29 people.

The surname Kelpa is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 95 percent reside, National Capital District, where 3 percent reside and West Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in Latvia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelppa911/
Kelpea911/
Kelpaya832/
Gkelpas831/
Keelpai831/
Kelpacz831/
Kelpach831/
Klepa80739/
Kelpe80499/
Kilpa80305/
Celpa80223/
Kelpi80141/
Kylpa8064/
Kelpy8037/
Klpad804/
Kleppa73327/
Klepač73285/
Kelpis73122/
Chelpa7391/
Kelpie7370/
Kelppe7330/
Klepai7321/
Klepać7321/
Klepat737/
Kelphi734/
Klepay733/
Kilpad731/
Klepaś731/
Klepaz731/
Klepaj731/
Klppad731/
Kelpey731/
Kuelpe731/
Klepach672,186/
Chelpay6757/
Klepatš6712/
Klepats675/
Kelpper672/
Chelppa671/
Chelpai671/
Chellpa671/
Klepasz671/
Klpi671/
Klpo671/
Klpy671/
Klepazz671/
Kilpach671/
Kelpfer671/
Kelppis671/

Kelpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelpa in the Russian language
Келпаkelpa-

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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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  • 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 Kelpa
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