Chelaya Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Chelaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chelaya (14) may also be a first name.
Chelaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelaya (Marathi: चेलया, Oriya: େଚଲାୟା) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Chelaya reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name in the world, held by 14 people.
The surname Chelaya is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Chelaya is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent live, Odisha, where 27 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelaya in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚଲାୟା | ecalaya | 66.67 |
| େକାଟା | ekata | 33.33 |
| Chelaya in the Marathi language | ||
| चेलया | celaya | 60 |
| चेलाया | celaya | 26.67 |
| छेलाया | chelaya | 13.33 |
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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 Chelaya
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