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

The surname Chela (Bengali: চেলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻠﻞ, Hindi: चेला, Marathi: चेला, Oriya: େଚଲା, Tibetan: སྤྱན་ལ་) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 49,157^th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 695,708 people. It 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 commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 23,313 people.

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

Chela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Chela Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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.