Chenela Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Chenela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 29 | 1:1,825,573 | 47,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chenela (17) may also be a first name.
Chenela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chenela is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenela? popularity and diffusion
Chenela is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chenela reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common given name on earth, borne by 17 people.
The last name Chenela is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,825,573. In Tanzania Chenela is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 31 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 31 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent live and South Africa, where 3 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 Chenela
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