Kelwe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kelwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Kelwe (31) may also be a first name.

Kelwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻠﻮ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kelwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kelwe are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelwei919/
Kelweh917/
Kelwes912/
Khelwe911/
Kelwed911/
Kelw894/
Klwe891/
Kielwei832/
Klewe80524/
Kilwe80265/
Kelwa80151/
Kelwi8035/
Kylwe8021/
Kelue808/
Keelw801/
Kelwy801/
Klwie801/
Kellewey7712/
Kellewea773/
Kellweit771/
Kelway73254/
Klewes7334/
Kailwe7318/
Klewwe7315/
Klewez738/
Kuelue737/
Klewed737/
Chelwe736/
Kielwa734/
Kuulwe732/
Klewei732/
Cehlwe731/
Kehlwa731/
Kaylwe731/
Kaelue731/
Khelwi731/
Kellue731/
Kellwy731/
Kelues730/
Kellew730/
Kilwee730/
Klew6776/
Killwey6718/
Kellway6716/
Kleweis6714/
Kühlwei6714/
Klwi678/
Kheelwi673/
Clwe672/
Klwa671/
Kelwait671/
Kelouez671/
Kelwaya671/
Khlewee671/
Klwd671/
Klehwei671/
Chelwey671/
Qelw671/
Kyllwer671/
Klwj671/
Klwy671/
Kjlw671/
Kellwys671/
Kellewy670/
Kelehew670/
Killwee670/

Kelwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﻠﻮkylw-

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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 Kelwe
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