Cheliga Surname
Approximately 646 people bear this surname
Cheliga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 435 | 1:121,705 | 11,552 |
| Brazil | 202 | 1:1,059,774 | 37,226 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Chéliga (1) are calculated separately.
Cheliga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheliga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheliga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Chéliga. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheliga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheliga is the 507,320th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. Cheliga occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Cheliga reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 121,705. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live, Singida Region, where 2 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Cheliga is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 31 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Cheliga
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