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

The last name Chela (Bengali: চেলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻠﻞ, Hindi: चेला, Marathi: चेला, Oriya: େଚଲା, Tibetan: སྤྱན་ལ་) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 49,157^th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 695,708 people. Chela is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Chela are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,720^th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 23,313 people.

The last name Chela is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 6,076 people, or 1 in 2,609. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 32 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 19 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Chela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chela surname expanded 740 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chela Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chela last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Chela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.31% less than the national average, earning R 39,660 per year; in United States they earn 30.83% less than the national average, earning $29,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.14% more than the national average, earning $70,122 CAD per year.