Chelagat Surname

38,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chelagat Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born before bedtime.

Chelagat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya13,4471:3,434528
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chelagat (1,793) may also be a first name.

Chelagat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born before bedtime.

- knaibei

Chelagat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chelagat is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelagat? popularity and diffusion

Chelagat is the 38,995th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 540,619 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelagat live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chelagat is also the 180,566th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 1,793 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 13,447 people, or 1 in 3,434. In Kenya Chelagat is most frequent in: Nandi County, where 28 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 18 percent reside and Baringo County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Chelagat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Footnotes

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