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

Cheleston is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cheleston.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheleston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cheleston is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Cheleston occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheleston are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Cheleston is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 8 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Cheleston is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya Cheleston is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Cheleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cheleston surname is primarily 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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