Cheleu Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Cheleu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Cheleû (1) are calculated separately.
Cheleu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheleu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheleu occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Cheleû. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cheleu.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheleu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Cheleu are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Cheleu is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon Cheleu is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 57 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 36 percent are found and West Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Cheleu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Cheleu
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