Keluma Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Keluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Keluma (25) may also be a first name.

Keluma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keluma is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keluma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keluma is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Keluma reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Keluma is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keleuma921/
Kelouma921/
Kaluma834,888/
Kiluma831,323/
Kelima8370/
Kelumi8344/
Celuma8324/
Koluma8316/
Keloma831/
Kelumo831/
Kelume831/
Koelima7728/
Kalauma7716/
Kalumaa7713/
Kholuma779/
Kalluma778/
Kalumai774/
Keloumi773/
Kelimah773/
Keloume772/
Kaaluma772/
Kolumah772/
Kalumah771/
Kaluima771/
Kaluema771/
Keiloma771/
Kalumay771/
Kilouma771/
Khelima771/
Kolumma771/
Kilumai771/
Kelumet770/
Kilaumau719/
Khalumah717/
Kheloumi711/
Kollouma711/
Kaaluuma711/
Kkaluuma711/
Kallumah711/
Kaloumai711/
Khelomha711/
Chelouma711/
Kailumat711/
Kalima6733,677/
Kilima676,655/
Kilume674,425/
Kalumo672,029/
Caluma67779/
Kilumo67504/
Kelome67296/
Kilumi67178/
Kolima67126/
Columa67105/
Kiloma6772/
Celume6737/
Kelomi6734/
Kelomo6712/
Celumi678/
Qaluma674/
Kelimo671/
Keuloumou671/
Kailummoa671/

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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 Keluma
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