Tchelele Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tchelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tchelele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Tchelele (8) may also be a first name.

Tchelele Last Name Facts

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

Tchelele occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tchelele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchelele reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tchelele is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 8 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Besides South Africa Tchelele exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelele93843/
Tshelele8840/
Tchilele8813/
Cheleleh885/
Chelelei881/
Celele861/
Tchelelai822/
Tjelele80347/
Chilele80330/
Tselele80116/
Chelile808/
Cheleli801/
Chelgel801/
Tshilele7579/
Tshelela7555/
Tchaleli751/
Tchelili751/
Zelele71177/
Celela7140/
Tshielela714/
Celile713/
Celeli711/
Chelili671,128/
Tseleli67202/
Chileli6720/
Tšeleli679/
Zelelie675/
Celelia673/
Tzeleli671/
Zhelely671/
Celeila671/
Dzelele671/
Chelail671/
Tselela671/

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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 Tchelele
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