Kelye Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kelye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kelye (77) may also be a first name.
Kelye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kelye is most common in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kelye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Kelye reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kelye is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 77 people.
The last name Kelye is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Kelye is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and Littoral Region, where 50 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 20 percent live.
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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 Kelye
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