Chelawa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chelawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Chelawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelawa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chelawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelawa? popularity and diffusion
Chelawa is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelawa are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Chelawa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Chelawa is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 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 Chelawa
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