Chelele Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7881:67,1857,087
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chelele (166) may also be a first name.

Chelele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chelele occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 413,383rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,644,776 people. The last name Chelele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelele live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 710,504th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 166 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 788 people, or 1 in 67,185. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 47 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Chelele Last Name Statistics demography

Chelele earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning R 264,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchelele936/
Cheleleh935/
Cheleule934/
Chelelei931/
Helele92125/
Celele921/
Scheleele881/
Shchelele881/
Shelele86696/
Chelale86487/
Chilele86330/
Chelela86246/
Chalele86215/
Cholele86131/
Khelele8615/
Chelile868/
Chelole865/
Heleile864/
Celesle862/
Chelgel861/
Heleler861/
Heilele861/
Hellele861/
Cheleli861/
Shetlele8076/
Tshelele8040/
Schelgel8014/
Tchilele8013/
Chelleli8010/
Chellale806/
Sehelele804/
Chellela803/
Chelalle801/
Helleled801/
Chaalele801/
Chahlele801/
Schilele801/
Kelele772,727/
Selele771,132/
Helela77188/
Zelele77177/
Jelele7772/
Helhel7761/
Celela7740/
Helile7722/
Heleli7718/
Helelä7716/
Gelele7713/
Heleil7711/
Hilele778/
Xelele775/
Helely773/
Celile773/
Celeli771/
Qelele771/
Tchelelai752/
Chelealis751/
Chahalele751/
Scheleila751/
Helessley750/
Chelali713,824/
Chelili711,128/
Shelile71839/
Kheleli71557/
Shelela71168/
Kheleil71128/
Tselele71116/
Chilela71106/
Heletel7129/
Kielele7127/
Heloleh7126/
Chileli7120/
Hellela7116/
Selehle7116/
Qhelile7114/
Khelile7111/
Heleloa719/
Hailele719/
Haleleh719/
Shilele718/
Geleleh718/
Chaleli717/
Zelelie715/
Seleele715/
Helaleh714/
Cheloli714/
Celelia713/
Helleli713/
Khelely713/
Keleile712/
Kelelie712/
Kelelea712/
Heleili712/
Setlele712/
Keleleu711/
Helesel711/
Heileli711/
Heilely711/
Healely711/
Shelely711/
Celeila711/
Helehel711/
Helisel711/
Khelela711/
Zhelely711/
Quelele711/
Seilele711/
Geleile711/
Dzelele711/
Helayle711/
Helelha711/
Jealele711/
Choleli711/
Chelail711/
Seletle711/
Sheleli711/
Celecil711/
Hellely711/
Heliler710/
Chellali678,873/
Hetlelid67152/
Tshilele6779/
Chillela6764/
Tshelela6755/
Chilelis6752/
Kelesler6736/
Schilela6728/
Chailela6712/
Chilleli677/
Selealea677/
Chellili676/
Khetleli675/
Kelelech674/
Sietlele674/
Chelalli672/
Chelilia672/
Khelelay671/
Chaleele671/
Celeilia671/
Helisler671/
Sihleles671/
Sheleuly671/
Shellela671/
Khellile671/
Keleulea671/
Cheliali671/
Chelilhi671/
Tchelili671/
Sihlehle671/
Shelelis671/
Cholalee671/
Ketlelle671/
Schileli670/
Chileull670/
Kilhelee670/
Hellyler670/
Hellelia670/

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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 Chelele
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