Chalew Surname

131,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Chalew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,3811:28,8513,488
United States381:9,538,393399,091
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Chalew (2,092) may also be a first name.

Chalew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chalew is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,830th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,126,509 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chalew reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 164,554th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 2,092 people.

The surname Chalew is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,381 people, or 1 in 28,851. Outside of Ethiopia Chalew occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Chalew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chalew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chalew surname grew 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chalew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chalew last name are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political party.

Chalew earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.44% more than the national average, earning $49,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaleaw9224/
Chaliew926/
Schalew922/
Challew921/
Halew914/
Calew910/
Tchalewe861/
Chaileaw861/
Chaeliew861/
Chalef831,744/
Chalev83113/
Chaleb8370/
Chelew8368/
Haleew835/
Shalew833/
Callew833/
Halewe832/
Cholew831/
Healew831/
Haylew830/
Chellew771,134/
Chaleva77285/
Chaleff77244/
Chaliev7790/
Chaleev7734/
Chaylev7712/
Schalev777/
Tchalev774/
Challef774/
Schalef773/
Challev772/
Challeb772/
Chaleph771/
Shaleaw771/
Cholewe771/
Choliew771/
Chaleeb771/
Chalaiw771/
Chalief771/
Chaliow771/
Jhaleew771/
Haileaw771/
Shallew770/
Calef73745/
Halef73431/
Calev73158/
Halev73148/
Haliw7391/
Haleb7371/
Salew7355/
Caliw735/
Holew731/
Colew730/
Chayleva7110/
Chailiev716/
Tchaleva713/
Cheeleew713/
Schaleff712/
Callehew710/
Shalev675,805/
Khalef675,737/
Chelef671,109/
Haleev67322/
Haleeb67283/
Cholev67276/
Haslev67254/
Halife67251/
Khalev67154/
Chalif67117/
Shaleb67102/
Caulef6772/
Haleef6746/
Halleb6744/
Caleff6743/
Haleib6734/
Hallev6726/
Caleph6725/
Cholewová6719/
Chelev6719/
Chalib6718/
Callef6715/
Haulev679/
Salews678/
Sallew678/
Hallef678/
Szalew677/
Saleew677/
Sealew675/
Saliew674/
Jaleew674/
Caleev673/
Caliev673/
Shalef673/
Caulev673/
Chalyb673/
Zhalev672/
Zallew672/
Haleff672/
Cholef672/
Haleab672/
Collew671/
Coylew671/
Halief671/
Calief671/
Haleaf671/
Halevs671/
Hailef671/
Cholewova671/
Cholewowa671/
Haliwe671/
Sailew671/
Salesw671/
Salehw671/
Haleft670/
Hollew670/

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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 Chalew
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