Chelama Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Chelama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chelama (57) may also be a first name.
Chelama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelama (Marathi: चेलमा, Oriya: େଚଲାମା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Chelama is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Chelama live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name globally It is held by 57 people.
The surname Chelama is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 20,731,497. In India Chelama is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 89 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelama in the Marathi language | ||
| चेलमा | celama | 90.91 |
| चेलामा | celama | 9.09 |
| Chelama in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚଲାମା | ecalama | 78.95 |
| େଚଲମା | ecalama | 15.79 |
| େଚଳାମା | ecalama | 5.26 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chelama
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