Kelsum Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kelsum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kelsum (170) may also be a first name.
Kelsum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelsum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kelsum (Oriya: େକଲସୁମ) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelsum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Kelsum occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kelsum reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 701,320th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 170 people.
This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Without taking into account Ethiopia Kelsum is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kelsum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelsum in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଲସୁମ | ekalasuma | - |
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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 Kelsum
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