Cheleston Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Cheleston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Cheleston (8) may also be a first name.

Cheleston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheleston is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheleston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheleston reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 8 people.

The surname Cheleston is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Cheleston is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Cheleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Cheleston
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