Chitelesi Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chitelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya781:592,05027,720

Chitelesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitelesi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitelesi? popularity and diffusion

Chitelesi is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Chitelesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitelesi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Chitelesi is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya Chitelesi is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent live and Nandi County, where 1 percent live.

Chitelesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Chitelesi
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