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) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khelva? popularity and diffusion
The surname Khelva is the 10,311,814th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Khelva reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
It is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Mauritania Khelva occurs 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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