Kokelu Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kokelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India51:153,413,076951,030
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Kokelu Last Name Facts

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

Kokelu (Marathi: काकेलू) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kokelu is the 1,620,164th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Kokelu occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kokelu reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya Kokelu is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Kokelu Last Name Statistics demography

Kokelu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 146.96% more than the national average, earning $106,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kogkelou861/
Kokolu83311/
Kakelu8315/
Kokalu832/
Kekelu831/
Kokollu7776/
Koykolu7752/
Kokallu775/
Katkelu774/
Kokkalu771/
Kokkolu771/
Kakielu771/
Kokalou771/
Kokkalou71107/
Kokkollu714/
Kakkelou711/
Kokislau711/
Kakolu67395/
Kakalu6748/
Kukelhaus6719/
Kocolu679/
Cukelu677/
Kakilu672/
Gkogkolou671/
Koukailou671/

Kokelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kokelu in the Marathi language
काकेलूkakelu-

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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 Kokelu
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