Cheleni Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Cheleni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Cheleni (43) may also be a first name.
Cheleni Demographics
Cheleni Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Cheleni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheleni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheleni is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheleni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Cheleni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheleni reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Cheleni is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 43 people.
The last name Cheleni is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 249,004. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 56 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 27 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Cheleni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelene | 86 | 7,428 | / |
| Chelini | 86 | 1,893 | / |
| Kheleni | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chileni | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cheleane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilegni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chihleni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keleni | 77 | 149 | / |
| Qeleni | 77 | 127 | / |
| Celene | 77 | 46 | / |
| Celeny | 77 | 24 | / |
| Cheillini | 75 | 2 | / |
| Celenay | 71 | 190 | / |
| Cheline | 71 | 141 | / |
| Chilini | 71 | 91 | / |
| Cilengi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kelenyi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Khelena | 71 | 16 | / |
| Chilene | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kelenui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khelene | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kelengi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khelini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khileni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Celeine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chileny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qeleeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gqeleni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelenai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quelenis | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khelenge | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chilaini | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kelengoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keleenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khihleni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khehlene | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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