Chaela Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Chaela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chaela (92) may also be a first name.
Chaela Demographics
Average Chaela Salary in
South Africa
R 143,640
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chaela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaela (Hindi: चावला, Oriya: ଛାଏଲା) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 940,398th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Chaela occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chaela live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chaela is also the 992,070th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 92 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Aside from Malawi Chaela occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Chaela Last Name Statistics demography
Chaela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.56% less than the national average, earning R 143,640 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaela in the Hindi language | ||
| चावला | cavala | - |
| Chaela in the Oriya language | ||
| ଛାଏଲା | cha'ela | - |
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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 Chaela
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