Chelelo Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Chelelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 436 | 1:121,426 | 11,530 |
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chelelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chelelo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelelo? popularity and diffusion
Chelelo is the 639,219th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelelo live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Chelelo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 121,426. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 62 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 23 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Chelelo
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