Chelewani Surname
Approximately 2,249 people bear this surname
Chelewani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,248 | 1:7,615 | 1,125 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chelewani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelewani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chelewani is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelewani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chelewani is the 188,085th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,240,349 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chelewani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chelewani is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,248 people, or 1 in 7,615. Beside Malawi this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilewani | 89 | 1,697 | / |
| Chelawani | 89 | 5 | / |
| Selewani | 82 | 5 | / |
| Helewane | 82 | 4 | / |
| Gelewani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jelewani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chelavani | 78 | 34 | / |
| Chilevani | 78 | 9 | / |
| Cheliveni | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chalawani | 78 | 3 | / |
| Shelewane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chelebane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hilewanai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chilevhani | 74 | 12 | / |
| Chellibani | 74 | 8 | / |
| Chhelavani | 74 | 1 | / |
| Selewane | 71 | 56 | / |
| Selevani | 71 | 15 | / |
| Keliwani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Helebane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hilewane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chillehuani | 70 | 20 | / |
| Chellihuani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chalavani | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chalawane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chelibane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chilavani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shilewane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sileywani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalowanj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilibani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shilevani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelevhani | 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 Chelewani
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