Chelume Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chelume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chelume (4) may also be a first name.

Chelume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chelume is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chelume.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelume? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Chelume are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 4 people.

The surname Chelume is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Chelume is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 50 percent live and Kapchorwa District, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheloume931/
Chelusme931/
Chellume931/
Celume9237/
Chelum9218/
Chelgoume882/
Chilume86822/
Chelime8642/
Chellum8628/
Cheloum866/
Heloume863/
Chalume862/
Chelumi862/
Celusme861/
Cheluum861/
Chehlum861/
Chealum860/
Celum83166/
Helum8313/
Chelomey8028/
Chalumey8021/
Chellumi8016/
Chelomei8012/
Chelgoum805/
Tchilume805/
Chelloum804/
Cheiloum801/
Chellumm801/
Chelouma801/
Chihlume801/
Chilhume801/
Heloum777,586/
Hellum771,308/
Chilum7766/
Selume7749/
Celuma7724/
Hilume7723/
Heluma7716/
Chelom7711/
Celumi778/
Cilume775/
Jelume774/
Helyum772/
Celuim772/
Khelum771/
Shelum771/
Kelume771/
Helome771/
Heylum770/
Cealum770/
Tcheloumi752/
Shellum71391/
Chiluma71279/
Hailume71266/
Hjellum71198/
Chelimi71187/
Shilume71143/
Chislum7172/
Chilime7137/
Chelomi7126/
Chelyumova7121/
Jhelumi7118/
Chilumi7116/
Sheelum7114/
Zeloume7111/
Cholumi718/
Cheloma717/
Chillum715/
Chilium714/
Hellium713/
Helloum713/
Seloume713/
Keloume712/
Chailum712/
Chalime711/
Celhoum711/
Helluim711/
Chalumi711/
Jhelumy711/
Helouma711/
Sheleum711/
Sselume711/
Selumie711/
Chellom711/
Chitlum711/
Ceullum710/
Shelhaumer710/
Heaslum710/
Kelumet710/
Tshilume67250/
Hilum67186/
Jelum6776/
Chellimi6763/
Selum6762/
Gelum6737/
Tchiloum6732/
Helom6725/
Cilum6722/
Challumi6715/
Chollumi6712/
Celom6710/
Seiloume679/
Zelum677/
Helloumi675/
Chelimai674/
Chiluuma671/
Schelhom671/
Hellouma671/
Hylum671/
Hiloumet671/
Chilloum671/
Kheloumi671/
Shellome671/
Chauylum671/
Choylaum671/

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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 Chelume
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