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
The last name Chelawa is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelawa reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 50 percent live.
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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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