Kelya Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

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

Kelya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1531:346,02425,597
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
India391:19,668,343291,059
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Benin191:543,97934,804
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Kélya (1) are calculated separately.

Kelya (373) may also be a first name.

Kelya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelya (Hindi: केल्या, Marathi: केलया, Russian: Келя) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kélya. For other possible spellings of Kelya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelya? popularity and diffusion

Kelya is the 730,373rd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. Kelya is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kelya reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 449,413th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 373 people.

The last name Kelya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania Kelya is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 42 percent live and Arusha Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Kelya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kelya surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kelya surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kélya931/
Khelya91124/
Ketlya9135/
Kelyau9123/
Kelaya9110/
Keilya911/
Kelyap911/
Kela8913,336/
Kely895,238/
Khelaya8332/
Kheelya831/
Kiely8014,281/
Kealy804,069/
Keely803,542/
Khela803,013/
Kiela802,252/
Keily801,642/
Kelai801,366/
Kelia80900/
Kilya80502/
Keela80493/
Keala80482/
Keila80410/
Keley80399/
Kelay80316/
Kelau80249/
Kelah80232/
Kelea80221/
Kelyp80188/
Kejla80168/
Keyla80150/
Kelyo8085/
Khely8071/
Kehla8067/
Keula8061/
Kelaj8054/
Keloa8054/
Kelga8046/
Kelyi8044/
Kelaa8038/
Keloy8026/
Gkela8021/
Keluy8020/
Celya8019/
Keliy8016/
Kgela808/
Kelha807/
Kelyy804/
Kkela803/
Kelaï802/
Kelhy801/
Keyly801/
Kelaî801/
K'Ely801/
Kehly800/
Keeley7314,400/
Kuilya738,595/
Kealey732,992/
Khella732,804/
Kieley73674/
Kilaya73657/
Keiley73499/
Kelaiy73429/
Khelia73347/
Khilya73293/
Kielau73227/
Kailya73225/
Keally73194/
Khelly73144/
Kelgai73138/
Kehley73118/
Keilly73103/
Khiela7382/
Keliau7360/
Kheily7355/
Keylah7349/
Keulai7341/
Kheela7334/
Khelai7333/
Keilah7330/
Kealla7328/
Keilla7325/
Keylla7324/
Kyolya7324/
Kehely7323/
Kela'a7320/
Gkelia7319/
Kejlaa7315/
Kealau7313/
Keilau7313/
Kheila7313/
Khelay7312/
Gkelas7312/
Kehlau7312/
Ketlas7311/
Kelach7311/
Kheula7311/
Khelah7310/
Kelych7310/
Keuley739/
Kelaut739/
Keelai739/
Khelys739/
Keslau738/
Kealia737/
Kelysh737/
Kelyts737/
Kelahe736/
Kelaia736/
Kelasz736/
Khelaa736/
Keliap736/
Keyley735/
Kealay735/
Keelat735/
Ketloy735/
Kilyai734/
Kielah734/
Khehla734/
Ketlad734/
Kealap734/
Kheloa733/
Khelea733/
Keelaa733/
Keliaa733/
Kehlat733/
Qukela733/
Khetly733/
Khylya732/
Keleey732/
Khealy732/
Keglia731/
Kelahs731/
Kelatt731/
Kelaux731/
Keleiy731/
Keliey731/
Keloey731/
Kealea731/
Keeliy731/
Kajlya731/
Kheley731/
Keslat731/
Kitlya731/
Kylyaz731/
Kielay731/
Kehlay731/
Keulia731/
Kealoa731/
Kealys731/
Keulea731/
Keulla731/
Kelaah731/
Kieyla731/
Quelya731/
Gkelat731/
Kelhas731/
Hkelat731/
Keliai731/
Keliaz731/
Kelaas731/
Ketlea731/
Khelyi731/
Kelhey730/
Kieliy730/
Keelay730/
Keilay730/
Kieloy730/
Keylly730/
Kila6727,131/
Cely6714,617/
Kele6710,755/
Keli679,419/
Cela678,818/
Kelo675,820/
Khelaia67874/
Qela67602/
Kilyowa67361/
Kealley67307/
Khellat67200/
Gkelias67119/
Kily6793/
Keilhau6773/
Kyla6766/
Kehelly6758/
Khellah6736/
Khilyas6733/
Keillah6733/
Keehley6729/
Kailaya6728/
Kelj6721/
Håkelia6721/
Keitlah6720/
Khilyay6718/
Kheilay6717/
Kyly6715/
Kysella6714/
Khellai6714/
Keló6714/
Kuillya6713/
Khilyah6711/
Kheilly679/
Ketylly678/
Kehlass677/
Keyslay677/
Keleova677/
Keselly675/
Khilaya674/
Kuilaya674/
Chelyah674/
Keithla674/
Kéla674/
Kethlly674/
Kehella674/
Kehelys674/
Khelych673/
Kjla673/
Kelé673/
Kheliea673/
Keilley672/
Keslhey672/
Koilaya671/
Kehelat671/
Kehlias671/
Keeloha671/
Keeslea671/
Khoilya671/
Kitlyas671/
Kkhelad671/
Kély671/
Ketlass671/
Kh'ehla671/
Kiela'a671/
Kielaai671/
Khelooa671/
Kheylah671/
Kilaaya671/
K'Hehla671/
Kheslat671/
Kheiley671/
Kheliaa671/
Kheyley671/
Qely671/
Kytelly671/
Ketllly671/
Keyllia671/
Keyslly671/
Kesilly671/
Khetlai671/
Keillea671/
Keheely670/
Keihley670/
Kettlea670/
Keahtly670/
Keeleey670/
Keylley670/

Kelya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelya in the Marathi language
केलयाkelaya-
Kelya in the Hindi language
केल्याkelya97.67
केलयाkelaya2.33
Kelya in the Russian language
Келяkela-

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