Chelaru Surname

59,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Chelaru Surname User-submission:

Chelaru is a Romanian surname, meaning 'cellarer' or 'housekeeper'; someone who provides food and drinks in a building.

Chelaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,0681:2,489337
Spain1721:271,81416,916
Moldova851:41,8986,324
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Italy421:1,456,11280,162
England301:1,857,26974,552
Greece271:410,36354,524
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Chelaru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Chelaru is a Romanian surname, meaning 'cellarer' or 'housekeeper'; someone who provides food and drinks in a building.

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Chelaru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chelaru Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chelaru is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chelaru.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chelaru is the 59,044th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 852,544 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Chelaru are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 8,068 people, or 1 in 2,489. In Romania Chelaru is mostly found in: Iași County, where 14 percent are found, Neamț County, where 13 percent are found and Bacău County, where 10 percent are found. Not including Romania this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Moldova, where 1 percent are found.

Chelaru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chelaru surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chelaru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.78% less than the national average, earning €9,675 per year; in United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $53,908 CAD per year.

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