Kemelo Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kemelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kemelo (607) may also be a first name.

Kemelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemelo is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Kemelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kemelo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kemelo is also the 339,191st most frequent forename in the world It is held by 607 people.

The surname Kemelo is most numerous in Botswana, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 33,135. Without taking into account Botswana this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keimelo9211/
Kemehlo921/
Kemealou861/
Kemelios861/
Keumelou861/
Kamelo83491/
Komelo83240/
Kemela83223/
Kimelo83182/
Kemalo8344/
Kemilo834/
Kemolo833/
Cemelo832/
Kemeliots801/
Keumela7764/
Quemelo7755/
Keumolo7733/
Chemelo7720/
Kamoelo7715/
Koemalo7711/
Kamelio777/
Kaemela777/
Kemelia774/
Khamelo772/
Kemilou771/
Kemmela771/
Komeelo771/
Kemiela771/
Kamelyo771/
Komelyo771/
Kameelo771/
Komelio771/
Keimela771/
Kemeela771/
Kemelas771/
Kiemela771/
Kemallou7121/
Keumeleu7121/
Chemelio713/
Chemeloi711/
Chemelyo711/
Keumelah711/
Camelo6738,004/
Kimolo678,492/
Kamalo674,177/
Kamela674,150/
Kemala673,013/
Kemila672,973/
Kamilo671,990/
Komela67965/
Kimela67761/
Kamolo67598/
Komolo67382/
Komalo67101/
Kemola6735/
Comelo6733/
Komilo6723/
Kimalo6713/
Kimilo6712/
Qemolo676/
Cemilo672/
Kemeliaus671/
Khameeloh671/
Komylo671/
Keumeuleu671/
Kymalo671/
Cemela671/

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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 Kemelo
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