Kelwon Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Kelwon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 314 | 1:147,070 | 11,753 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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 last name Kelwon is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelwon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 862,604th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kelwon reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kelwon is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.
The last name Kelwon is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 147,070. In Kenya Kelwon is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 99 percent reside, Busia County, where 0 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Kelwon
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