Chelula Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chelula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4551:116,35511,135
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Chelula Last Name Facts

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

Chelula is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 648,005th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chelula reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 455 people, or 1 in 116,355. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 42 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 29 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Chelula is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 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 Chelula
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