Kokeli Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kokeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1081:490,20032,950
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Kökeli (11) are calculated separately.

Kokeli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kokeli (Marathi: कोके, Oriya: େକାେକଲି) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Kökeli. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokeli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kokeli is the 1,422,956th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Kokeli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kokeli reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 490,200. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 99 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kökeli9411/
Kokkeli9248/
Koukeli9226/
Kokceli9217/
Koskeli9215/
Kohkeli921/
Kokieli921/
Kokheli921/
Koukelis8629/
Koshkeli8626/
Kogkelis8618/
Kougkeli861/
Khokheli861/
Kekeli832,177/
Kokali83860/
Kokela83756/
Kokoli83597/
Kokelj83466/
Kukeli83349/
Kokele83211/
Kakeli83195/
Kokili8383/
Kokely8334/
Koqeli8318/
Koceli8317/
Cokeli8312/
Kougkelis801/
Kokkali771,442/
Kocaeli77519/
Kakheli77166/
Kokkoli77106/
Kagkeli7795/
Kokkili7794/
Kokolli7766/
Koukoli7755/
Kokoele7750/
Kokalli7746/
Kokeela7741/
Kokolie7738/
Kokelea7727/
Kokkela7725/
Kakeali7722/
Kookali7715/
Koukili7711/
Khokela7710/
Kokolei7710/
Kekqeli776/
Khokali775/
Khokele775/
Kokelya775/
Kogkoli775/
Kokalei773/
Kokhali772/
Kokiela772/
Kokolai772/
Kakkeli771/
Kokeuly771/
Khakeli771/
Kekkeli771/
Kakelai771/
Kookoli771/
Kokeley771/
Kokilia771/
Koikoli771/
Kockele771/
Kokilai771/
Khaskeli71746/
Kokkeler71412/
Khokhali71137/
Kokollie7168/
Khakheli7167/
Kaskelis7157/
Koekoele7156/
Khokhela7139/
Gkogkali7134/
Kokkalli7125/
Kaskheli7124/
Kougkali7123/
Kuukkeli7115/
Kaškelis7111/
Gkogkoli719/
Cokeliss716/
Khokaliy714/
Koukelet713/
Kashkeli712/
Kahskeli712/
Khekheli711/
Kaaskeli711/
Kokkkali711/
Koukholi711/
Kouqueli711/
Khokhele711/
Kackelis711/
Koukiele711/
Khakehli711/
Kakoli679,911/
Kakali676,356/
Kokalj672,258/
Kakela671,821/
Kokila671,820/
Kekele671,361/
Kakele671,183/
Kokole671,122/
Kokale671,063/
Kakili67845/
Käkelä67767/
Cokely67457/
Kaceli67433/
Khaskehli67242/
Kokolj67195/
Kacoli67155/
Kekelj67137/
Kukela67119/
Kokile6789/
Kukele6774/
Kukely6755/
Cakoli6752/
Khashkeli6751/
Kocelj6750/
Kahskheli6738/
Kekoli6734/
Kocali6727/
Cokele6726/
Khaskkeli6725/
Cukeli6720/
Kahakelii6716/
Kakely6715/
Kashkelis6712/
Khazkheli6712/
Kashkheli6710/
Kuceli679/
Khaskeali677/
Coceli677/
Khakheeli676/
Khaskelis675/
Cokali675/
Qakoli675/
Khaskeeli675/
Khaskeili675/
Kekili674/
Kocoli674/
Kekali673/
Kukili672/
Gkougkali672/
Kaqeli672/
Kukelj672/
Kocili672/
Kokily671/
Kaaskheli671/
Kecali671/
Khahkehli671/
Khadkheli671/
Khokhalai671/
Khoskhely671/
Kocely671/
Kúkela671/
Gkougkoli671/
Kaskheeli671/
Khahkheli671/

Kokeli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kokeli in the Oriya language
େକାେକଲିekaekali-
Kokeli in the Marathi language
कोकेkoke-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kokeli
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