Cheelo Surname
Approximately 20,608 people bear this surname
Cheelo Surname Definition:
Cheelo is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: ghost. Arises from the child that arrives after the death of a numerous number of older siblings.
Cheelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 20,554 | 1:771 | 98 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Cheelo (2,008) may also be a first name.
Cheelo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Cheelo is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: ghost. Arises from the child that arrives after the death of a numerous number of older siblings.
Cheelo is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: ghost.
Cheelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheelo (Hindi: छीलो) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,104th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 353,627 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 168,663rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,008 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 20,554 people, or 1 in 771. In Zambia Cheelo is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 47 percent live, Central Province, where 24 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 23 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheelo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheelo in the Hindi language | ||
| छीलो | chilo | - |
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Footnotes
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