Where Does The Last Name Chehel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chehel (Marathi: चेहेळ) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chehel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Chehel is the 184,125^th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,161,625 people. The surname Chehel occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Chehel reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Chehel is also the 1,181,159^th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 68 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 2,208 people, or 1 in 34,775. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 26 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent are found and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Iran Chehel exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.