Chelelgo Surname

207,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chelelgo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelelgo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9831:23,2882,644
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Chelelgo (391) may also be a first name.

Chelelgo Last Name Facts

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

Chelelgo is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelelgo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 207,666th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,656,571 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelelgo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 437,834th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 391 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,983 people, or 1 in 23,288. In Kenya Chelelgo is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 73 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 7 percent live and Nakuru County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Chelelgo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelelo93476/
Chelelou881/
Helelo8629/
Chelela80246/
Khelelo8019/
Chelilo8018/
Heleloa809/
Chilelo807/
Jelelgo805/
Helelou801/
Heleilo801/
Hellelo801/
Heslelo800/
Chellela753/
Chalelga751/
Helela71188/
Gelelo71128/
Helleloid7142/
Celela7140/
Helilo714/
Jelelo712/
Khelelgha712/
Helelā711/
Celilo711/
Zelelo711/
Helilou67557/
Chililo67169/
Helilio67109/
Chilela67106/
Gelelio6717/
Hellela6716/
Celelia673/
Celilio672/
Khelela671/
Hilelio671/
Helelha671/
Celeila671/
Silelgo671/
Zhelela671/
Khelilo671/
Zelelou671/
Hileloy670/

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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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  • 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 Chelelgo
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