Chelemu Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chelemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2901:54,6555,061
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chelemu (131) may also be a first name.

Chelemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chelemu occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 833,931st most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chelemu reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chelemu is also the 811,108th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 131 people.

The last name Chelemu is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 54,655. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 43 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 36 percent are found and Northern Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Chelemu Last Name Statistics demography

Chelemu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.04% less than the national average, earning R 28,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelemut931/
Chellemu931/
Helemu921/
Chilemu86664/
Helemou86220/
Shelemu8610/
Chelimu8610/
Chelamu865/
Hselemu861/
Chelimmu80195/
Shelemut8049/
Chilemud8018/
Cheelamu805/
Chellamu805/
Tchilemu801/
Chalemau801/
Chalemou801/
Chelemoe801/
Kelemu7711,702/
Gelemu77194/
Selemu77117/
Zelemu777/
Qelemu771/
Helimu771/
Shelemush754/
Sheelemut751/
Chaloemmu751/
Chaleemui751/
Shellemut751/
Celemhuue751/
Chalamu7124/
Shilemu7121/
Chilimu7113/
Kelemau719/
Chilamu717/
Selemou712/
Chellimutt711/
Setlemu711/
Kelemgu711/
Helimou711/
Selemus711/
Celimus711/
Seleumu711/
Kelemou711/
Tshilemu67356/
Chalimui6758/
Chalimou6730/
Challamu673/
Kelemuua671/
Chelimoo671/
Chailamu671/
Seulemou671/
Jellehmu671/
Shailemu671/

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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 Chelemu
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