Cheleken Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheleken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheleken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1551:297,93518,952
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Cheleken Last Name Facts

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

Cheleken (Russian: Челекен) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheleken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,398,030th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheleken are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 297,935. In Kenya Cheleken is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Cheleken exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Cheleken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cheleken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheleken in the Russian language
Челекенceleken-

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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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  • 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 Cheleken
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