Chelami Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Chelami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
Chelami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelami is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelami? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelami reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bulambuli District, where 60 percent reside, Mbale District, where 20 percent reside and Mukono District, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 29 percent reside.
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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 Chelami
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