Chelwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chelwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chelwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chelwe (Marathi: चेलवे) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Chelwe reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Chelwe is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Chelwe is most numerous in: Bomet County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelwe in the Marathi language | ||
| चेलवे | celave | - |
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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
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- 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 Chelwe
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