Kelwe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kelwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
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
Kelwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻠﻮ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kelwe reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.
Kelwe is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Kelwe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelwei | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kelweh | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kelwes | 91 | 2 | / |
| Khelwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kelwed | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kelw | 89 | 4 | / |
| Klwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kielwei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Klewe | 80 | 524 | / |
| Kilwe | 80 | 265 | / |
| Kelwa | 80 | 151 | / |
| Kelwi | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kylwe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kelue | 80 | 8 | / |
| Keelw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kelwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kellewey | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kellewea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kellweit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelway | 73 | 254 | / |
| Klewes | 73 | 34 | / |
| Kailwe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Klewwe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Klewez | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuelue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Klewed | 73 | 7 | / |
| Chelwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kielwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuulwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Klewei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cehlwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kehlwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaylwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaelue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khelwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kellue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kellwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelues | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kellew | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kilwee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Klew | 67 | 76 | / |
| Killwey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kellway | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kleweis | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kühlwei | 67 | 14 | / |
| Klwi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kheelwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Clwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Klwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelouez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khlewee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klwd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klehwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qelw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyllwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kjlw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kellwys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kellewy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kelehew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Killwee | 67 | 0 | / |
Kelwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﻠﻮ | kylw | - |
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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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