Chelehani Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chelehani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelehani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8821:60,0256,446
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chelehani (11) may also be a first name.

Chelehani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chelehani is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelehani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 398,612th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname Chelehani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelehani are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 60,025. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 32 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 18 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 18 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Chelehani is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 0 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
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  • 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 Chelehani
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