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) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chelaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelaya? popularity and diffusion
Chelaya is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name on earth, held by 14 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Chelaya is most common in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent live, Odisha, where 27 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Other than India Chelaya is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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