Kelwon Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kelwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3141:147,07011,753
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kelwon (49) may also be a first name.

Kelwon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelwon is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelwon? popularity and diffusion

Kelwon is the 862,604th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelwon live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kelwon is also the 1,430,306th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 49 people.

The surname Kelwon is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 147,070. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 99 percent are found, Busia County, where 0 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelwan8327/
Kilwon834/
Klewon831/
Klewoun7710/
Khelwan775/
Kellwan771/
Kielwan771/
Kailwon771/
Khlewon771/
Keelwan771/
Khelwane7124/
Khellwan715/
Keluan67241/
Klewan6740/
Klevon6725/
Kelbun676/
Klewom672/
Kilwan672/
Klewoń671/
Kluhon670/

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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 Kelwon
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