Chelela Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2061:256,99820,669
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chelela Last Name Facts

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

Chelela is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,025,894th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chelela live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Chelela is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 256,998. In Tanzania Chelela is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 73 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 26 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelela9321/
Chaelela9315/
Chellela933/
Helela92188/
Celela9240/
Tchelelai882/
Scheleila881/
Chalela861,024/
Chelele86843/
Chelala86820/
Chelelo86476/
Cholela86346/
Shelela86168/
Chilela86106/
Hellela8616/
Heleloa869/
Celelia863/
Zhelela861/
Celeila861/
Khelela861/
Helelha861/
Cheleli861/
Chelelgo801,993/
Chellala80225/
Chillela8064/
Tshelela8055/
Celeulya8031/
Schilela8028/
Challela8017/
Chailela8012/
Chelleli8010/
Cheleleh805/
Chellola804/
Cheleule804/
Chetlila804/
Chelalau804/
Chelilia802/
Khelelay801/
Chaleela801/
Celeilia801/
Shellela801/
Chelelou801/
Dzhelela801/
Chelelei801/
Chelilah801/
Hellelia800/
Kelela772,590/
Selela771,083/
Gelela77149/
Helele77125/
Helila77109/
Zelela7770/
Helelo7729/
Cilela7728/
Jelela7726/
Heleli7718/
Helelä7716/
Helely773/
Celila773/
Hilela771/
Helelā771/
Tshielela754/
Chellolla753/
Challeela753/
Chelealis751/
Chellaala751/
Shchelelo751/
Chellalai751/
Chelili711,128/
Kheleli71557/
Chalila71536/
Chilila71359/
Chilele71330/
Chilola71258/
Cholila71248/
Jellela71122/
Selelya7196/
Shelelo7180/
Chelalo7176/
Sealela7171/
Helilah7171/
Shilela7170/
Cholola7168/
Helilat7162/
Hailela7139/
Holelah7138/
Gellela7133/
Chileli7120/
Khelelo7119/
Chelilo7118/
Selelia7116/
Khelele7115/
Shelila7113/
Chalola7111/
Kelelau719/
Celilia719/
Chelile718/
Khelila718/
Chilelo717/
Keleula715/
Heleile714/
Keleela714/
Kielela714/
Kealela714/
Hitlela713/
Helleli713/
Khelely713/
Khilela713/
Kelelea712/
Heleili712/
Seelela712/
Cholelo712/
Kelelia711/
Keleyla711/
Keelela711/
Jeelela711/
Heleler711/
Heileli711/
Heilely711/
Healely711/
Cilelia711/
Zeleela711/
Chellallou711/
Helelou711/
Helgila711/
Hihlela711/
Hellele711/
Sielela711/
Ciliela711/
Celuila711/
Celiola711/
Heleilo711/
Hellelo711/
Kelelya711/
Tselela711/
Hellely711/
Hileila711/
Kelelay710/
Heslelo710/
Cholilah671,494/
Tshilela671,151/
Xhelilaj67948/
Hetlelid67152/
Chillala6760/
Challala6752/
Chilelis6752/
Chalilah6733/
Chalilai6721/
Helilaid6715/
Chilleli677/
Keleiloa677/
Selealea677/
Challalo676/
Chellili676/
Chililya676/
Shileela674/
Jeellela674/
Shelilah674/
Khelilah673/
Hellaili673/
Shailela672/
Zhelilaj672/
Chililia672/
Chillola671/
Helleled671/
Heillila671/
Khellila671/
Schilelo671/
Keleulea671/
Shilelah671/
Seallela671/
Cholhila671/
Sheylila671/
Helailah671/
Khelilat671/
Kelelash671/
Chelilhi671/
Chylylya671/
Sehlehla671/
Seleslat671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chelela
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