Chelanya Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Chelanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelamnya | 94 | 2 | / |
| Helanya | 93 | 185 | / |
| Shelanya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chilanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chelagnat | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chailanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Celania | 80 | 93 | / |
| Gelanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kelanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Celanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhelania | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chilenya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chelanio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chalanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Helanhia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hailanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chalenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selatnya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khuilanya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chilangia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sheilania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chilangna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaloenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilanya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kelania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Helaneo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selania | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hylanea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jelania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitlangna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelagna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chelanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis