Chelangat Surname

5,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chelangat Surname User-submission:

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

Chelangat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91,9031:50265
Uganda20,8011:1,877278
England31:18,572,686338,250
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Chelangàt (1) are calculated separately.

Chelangat (7,125) may also be a first name.

Chelangat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- knaibei

Chelangat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chelangat occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as: Chelangàt. For other possible spellings of Chelangat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelangat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,023rd most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 64,654 people. The surname Chelangat occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelangat live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chelangat is also the 76,717th most common forename world-wide, borne by 7,125 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 91,903 people, or 1 in 502. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bomet County, where 32 percent are found, Kericho County, where 30 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Chelangat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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