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

The surname Kelpa (Russian: Келпа) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kelpa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelpa? popularity and diffusion

Kelpa is the 3,141,416th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Kelpa are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kelpa is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 95 percent live, National Capital District, where 3 percent live and West Sepik, where 3 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Latvia, where 5 percent live.

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
  • 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 Kelpa
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