Chukelu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chukelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chukelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Chukelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chukelu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chukelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chukelu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. Chukelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chukelu reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Chukelu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 46 percent live, Enugu, where 20 percent live and Kogi, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria Chukelu exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 2 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
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  • 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 Chukelu
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