Chelekesi Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Chelekesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chelekesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelekesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chelekesi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelekesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Chelekesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Chelekesi are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Chelekesi is most common in: Bungoma County, where 82 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 9 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheledkesi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Shelekesi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chilekezi | 78 | 94 | / |
| Chilikesi | 78 | 12 | / |
| Tselekesi | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chilakesi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chilikeshi | 74 | 13 | / |
| Chilekesha | 74 | 12 | / |
| Chilakeshi | 74 | 9 | / |
| Shelekesha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kelekesa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Selekesa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Selekese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshielekese | 70 | 41 | / |
| Tshilekeshi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chilekeze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qelekeshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelekeshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilekeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shilekesha | 63 | 8 | / |
| Qeleketshe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chalikhosi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Silekesa | 59 | 32 | / |
| Kelekeje | 59 | 4 | / |
| Celikezer | 56 | 39 | / |
| Chilikazi | 56 | 2 | / |
| Kilekeezi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Çelikkeser | 53 | 280 | / |
| Chilikisha | 53 | 11 | / |
| Keleketche | 53 | 11 | / |
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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 Chelekesi
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