Chelamai Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chelamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chelamai (16) may also be a first name.
Chelamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chelamai is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelamai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Chelamai is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelamai live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
The surname Chelamai is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Chelamai is most numerous in: Nandi County, where 82 percent are found, Baringo County, where 9 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chelamai
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