Chelekoe Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Chelekoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 16 | 1:127,035 | 12,091 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chelekoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelekoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chelekoe has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelekoe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Chelekoe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelekoe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chelekoe is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho Chelekoe is most numerous in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 44 percent reside, Maseru District, where 31 percent reside and Leribe District, where 19 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchelekoue | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chelekue | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chelekei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chelekeu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tchelekou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchelekey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchelekeu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Selekoe | 80 | 90 | / |
| Celekey | 80 | 6 | / |
| Helekoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheleku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilekee | 75 | 14 | / |
| Chilekue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Helekeya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chilekeye | 71 | 120 | / |
| Heleku | 71 | 15 | / |
| Tchelikou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tchilekoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchilekue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Celekeyie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selikoe | 67 | 101 | / |
| Helesku | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cheliku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chileku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celikoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelekea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshelekeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshelekeja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelekeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelekae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helekai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hilekey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chelekoe
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