Kolele Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kolele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3401:159,34617,918
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
India61:127,844,230863,365
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kolele (102) may also be a first name.

Kolele Last Name Facts

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

Kolele (Marathi: कोलेले) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 576,965th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kolele are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kolele is also the 935,178th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 102 people.

Kolele is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 159,346. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Kolele Last Name Statistics demography

Kolele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.95% less than the national average, earning R 116,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koleile92225/
Koulele9264/
Koleler9217/
Kollele923/
Koloele921/
Koilele921/
Kholele921/
Kotlele921/
Kolehler865/
Kouleles865/
Kolhelle861/
Koleilei861/
Kouleule861/
Kalele836,527/
Kolela833,815/
Kelele832,727/
Kolale83282/
Kulele83152/
Colele8372/
Koleli8344/
Kolely8318/
Kolole8311/
Kolile837/
Kolhel831/
Koleil831/
Khotlelle801/
Kaliele77597/
Kuleile77351/
Kolhale77340/
Khalele77325/
Kaulele77243/
Kolgeli77176/
Kouleli77115/
Kalaele7782/
Koleala7744/
Kholeli7738/
Kolelis7736/
Kaalele7735/
Kaleler7733/
Kaleele7727/
Khulele7716/
Khelele7715/
Kololey7713/
Kholale7712/
Kalelea7711/
Kholela7710/
Kallele778/
Keliele776/
Kholeil776/
Kolalle775/
Kollale775/
Kololee775/
Kolilei775/
Kuolela774/
Kalelee774/
Collele774/
Kolleli773/
Kaleleh773/
Kaleley773/
Koleila773/
Kolelya773/
Kolhole772/
Kelelie772/
Kelelea772/
Kollela772/
Koloile772/
Koleili772/
Keleleu771/
Kalelei771/
Kaletle771/
Koilela771/
Kolelai771/
Coleley771/
Kolelia771/
Koliler771/
Kalesle771/
Kaleile771/
K'Olela771/
Kolaleh771/
Kolaleu771/
Koulela771/
Koleela771/
Kutlele771/
Kolleil771/
Kuletle771/
Kaleleu771/
Coleler770/
Koulelis71203/
Khohleli7174/
Khaleleh7138/
Kolahale7130/
Kalesler7125/
Kalelest7117/
Gkouleli7117/
Kallolle7116/
Coleille7110/
Kholaeli717/
Khotleli717/
Kauleule716/
Khutlele716/
Kuolelis715/
Kahlehle715/
Kolliely712/
Kalleley712/
Khatlele712/
Kalletle711/
Kohlheil711/
Koileill711/
Kolelich711/
Koleluis711/
Kolalleh711/
Kuleille711/
Khahlele711/
Kholalei711/
Colleley710/
Kaelhele710/
Couleley710/
Kalela6712,474/
Kaleli679,370/
Kalole671,015/
Kuleli67957/
Kulela67801/
Kolaly67665/
Kololi67456/
Köleli67440/
Colela67394/
Qalele67346/
Kolali67301/
Kolila67202/
Keleli67178/
Kaleal67168/
Kololy6744/
Coleal6725/
Culele6724/
Gkoulelis6717/
Coleil6717/
Colile6716/
Kolili6715/
Calele6715/
Colale677/
Colyle675/
Kalhel674/
Katlel674/
Kelole674/
Coleli673/
Kaleil673/
Kolail672/
Qoleli672/
Kolgil672/
Colely671/
Khouleila671/
Koulealoi671/
Khosllely671/
Kuolelytė671/
Qelele671/
Coletelle671/
Kahlelech671/
Qolile671/
Qoljle671/
Kholohlea671/
Kolalı670/
Kohlhelpp670/

Kolele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolele in the Marathi language
कोलेलेkolele60
कोळेळेkolele40

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