Khelva Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Khelva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Khelva (17) may also be a first name.
Khelva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khelva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khelva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻠﻔﻪ, Hindi: खेलवा, Russian: Хэльва) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khelva? popularity and diffusion
Khelva is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Khelva are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name internationally, held by 17 people.
This surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khelva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khelva in the Hindi language | ||
| खेलवा | khelava | - |
| Khelva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻠﻔﻪ | khlfh | 50 |
| ﺧﻠﻒ | khlf | 50 |
| Khelva in the Russian language | ||
| Хэльва | helva | - |
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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 Khelva
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