Chel Surname
Approximately 8,429 people bear this surname
Chel Surname User-submission:
The Chel surname means 'rainbow' in the Yucatec Mayan language. Its origins stems from ancient Maya mythology.
Ix Chel, meaning 'she of the rainbow', is a Maya Goddess of the moon, love, gestation, medicine, and of the textile arts.
Read More About This SurnameChel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,798 | 1:159,872 | 9,973 |
| Mexico | 2,863 | 1:43,355 | 2,390 |
| Iran | 181 | 1:424,213 | 26,676 |
| Guatemala | 120 | 1:134,022 | 3,281 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| France | 61 | 1:1,088,897 | 118,069 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Chel (1,360) may also be a first name.
Chel Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Chel surname means 'rainbow' in the Yucatec Mayan language. Its origins stems from ancient Maya mythology.
Ix Chel, meaning 'she of the rainbow', is a Maya Goddess of the moon, love, gestation, medicine, and of the textile arts. She is often represented accompanied by a rabbit or jar of water.
- tzintzuni10The Chel surname derives from Ix Chel, the goddess of the Moon, medicine, fertility, and textiles in Mayan cultures.
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Chel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chel (Bengali: চেল, Hindi: चेल, Marathi: चेल, Oriya: େଚଲ) is most common in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 59,823rd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 864,580 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Chel are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 212,591st most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 1,360 people.
The surname Chel is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 4,798 people, or 1 in 159,872. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 88 percent live, Jharkhand, where 5 percent live and Telangana, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 34 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Chel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chel last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.
Chel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $40,692 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chel in the Bengali language | ||
| চেল | cela | - |
| Chel in the Hindi language | ||
| चेल | cela | 98.46 |
| चॆल | cela | 1.54 |
| Chel in the Marathi language | ||
| चेल | cela | 96.97 |
| चेळ | cela | 3.03 |
| Chel in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚଲ | ecala | 94.92 |
| େଚଲ୍ | ecal | 3.39 |
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