Chelela Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Chelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 206 | 1:256,998 | 20,669 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chelela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,025,894th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chelela reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 256,998. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 73 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 26 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 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
- 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 Chelela
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