Cheleni Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Cheleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Cheleni (43) may also be a first name.

Cheleni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheleni has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cheleni.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheleni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheleni live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 43 people.

The last name Cheleni is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 249,004. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 56 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 27 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Cheleni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelene867,428/
Chelini861,893/
Kheleni868/
Chileni860/
Cheleane801/
Chilegni801/
Chihleni801/
Keleni77149/
Qeleni77127/
Celene7746/
Celeny7724/
Cheillini752/
Celenay71190/
Cheline71141/
Chilini7191/
Cilengi7127/
Kelenyi7126/
Khelena7116/
Chilene7114/
Kelenui714/
Khelene714/
Kelengi712/
Khelini711/
Khileni711/
Celeine711/
Chileny711/
Qeleeni711/
Gqeleni711/
Kelenai711/
Quelenis6714/
Khelenge675/
Chilaini674/
Kelengoi672/
Keleenie671/
Chelaine671/
Khihleni671/
Khehlene671/

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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 Cheleni
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