Chelesi Surname
Approximately 1,672 people bear this surname
Chelesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,622 | 1:32,640 | 3,835 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
Chelesi Demographics
Average Chelesi Salary in
South Africa
R 155,352
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chelesi occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelesi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 239,503rd most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,358,580 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelesi are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,622 people, or 1 in 32,640. In Tanzania Chelesi is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 86 percent are found, Njombe Region, where 6 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Chelesi Last Name Statistics demography
Chelesi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.63% less than the national average, earning R 155,352 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khelesi | 86 | 48 | / |
| Chilesi | 86 | 36 | / |
| Cheleji | 86 | 14 | / |
| Chelezi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chelese | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chelisi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chelesy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chelesey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chelesea | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kelesi | 77 | 1,076 | / |
| Celezi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Qelesi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chilese | 71 | 927 | / |
| Chilezi | 71 | 771 | / |
| Kelesis | 71 | 346 | / |
| Chilisi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Cheligi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Qhelese | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khelisi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chelege | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chelize | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chileji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khelezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheliji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khelese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelesih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keleesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheleze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilezie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chilezhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelidji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelysea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheleise | 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 Chelesi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis