Challey Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Challey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Challey (42) may also be a first name.
Challey Demographics
Average Challey Salary in
United States
$47,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Challey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Challey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Challey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Challey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,755,741st most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Challey are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most common first name internationally, borne by 42 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 30 percent live, North Dakota, where 30 percent live and Illinois, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Challey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Challey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Challey Last Name Statistics demography
Challey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.
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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 Challey
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