Cheales Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cheales Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Chele' or 'Cheles.' Cheal is a hamlet in the parish of Gosberton, south Line., three miles from Donington.

Gilbert de Chele, or Cheles, or Cheyle, or Cheylle, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Cheales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia351:771,30649,759
England271:2,063,63279,942
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cheales (14) may also be a first name.

Cheales Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Chele' or 'Cheles.' Cheal is a hamlet in the parish of Gosberton, south Line., three miles from Donington.

Gilbert de Chele, or Cheles, or Cheyle, or Cheylle, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Cheyle, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William de Cheles, Salop, ibid.

Robert de Cheles, Salop, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alex, de Cheyles, Salop, ibid.

1668. Edward Newcomen and Mary Cheales: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

1682. John Mellersh and Dorothy Cheale: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Cheales Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheales is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheales? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Cheales reside; 47 percent reside in Australasia and 47 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 771,306. In Australia Cheales is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 86 percent are found, New South Wales, where 6 percent are found and Victoria, where 6 percent are found. Not including Australia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent are found and Scotland, where 11 percent are found.

Cheales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cheales has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cheales last name contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chales922,112/
Cheles921,593/
Heales92604/
Cheale92278/
Cheals9222/
Ceales921/
Chasles861,434/
Cheatle86750/
Chelles86639/
Chalesh86613/
Schales86440/
Challes86337/
Chealee86255/
Chiales86177/
Sheales86149/
Sceales86114/
Chalies8683/
Chealey8677/
Scheles8666/
Healeas8641/
Chelest8638/
Chailes8637/
Chaleas8635/
Chalese8630/
Chaleus8610/
Chelets869/
Chatles868/
Cheiles867/
Chehale866/
Chalets866/
Scheale864/
Chelese864/
Chaeles864/
Chealie864/
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Cheleus862/
Chealse862/
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Chaules862/
Cejales862/
Chealer861/
Cahales861/
Cheleys861/
Healles861/
Healess861/
Chealeh861/
Chaless861/
Chesles861/
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Chealea860/
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Chahles860/
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Hales8327,063/
Chele836,299/
Cales833,650/
Celes832,735/
Heale832,053/
Heles83447/
Chals83176/
Chels8376/
Heals8371/
Ceale835/
Ceals833/
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Cheatley80326/
Cheasley80268/
Challies80235/
Chailoes8062/
Schelest8042/
Schelges8033/
Cheleshe8031/
Healless8023/
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Schalies808/
Chailles806/
Chatless804/
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Cheelles800/
Schaales800/
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Cheatler800/
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Schealls800/
Shealeys800/
Schelies800/
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Calles7724,496/
Chaile7712,335/
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Seales774,197/
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Sheals77217/
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Healea77190/
Healer77152/
Helesh77139/
Healis77134/
Chetle77112/
Chaleu77103/
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Chelei7774/
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