Cheldon Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Cheldon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheldon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cheldon (437) may also be a first name.

Cheldon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheldon (Russian: Челдон) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheldon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Cheldon live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in British Isles. Cheldon is also the 410,164th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 437 people.

The last name Cheldon is most widely held in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Cheldon is most frequent in: Devon, where 78 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 11 percent are found and Merseyside, where 11 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Cheldon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cheldon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cheldon surname expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheldon Last Name Statistics demography

Cheldon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheldon9312/
Cheldonn931/
Cheeldon931/
Chealdon931/
Heldon92205/
Celdon9216/
Sheldon8641,731/
Chaldon86104/
Hieldon8611/
Childon864/
Cheldan862/
Celdone861/
Heldone861/
Sheldone8080/
Heseldon8024/
Kheldoun8012/
Chilldon808/
Shelldon806/
Sheldonn801/
Choildon801/
Chaldoun801/
Seldon774,137/
Geldon77164/
Cledon77122/
Hildon7786/
Hyldon7761/
Keldon7758/
Heldan7741/
Zeldon7739/
Celdan7738/
Heldom778/
Khldon775/
Heldán772/
Celdán771/
Kheldoune755/
Hayseldon752/
Hesseldon752/
Shelldone751/
Hessildon751/
Sheldan71989/
Choldan71115/
Childan7160/
Celdane7136/
Helldan7133/
Cledone717/
Khldoun713/
Helldán713/
Chaldan713/
Geldoon712/
Shildon712/
Selldon712/
Sehldon712/
Kelldon711/
Heldamn711/
Heldund711/
Hayldon711/
Chholdan67106/
Schildan6782/
Childane6713/
Khildoon672/
Keldoune671/
Khldoune671/
Scildone671/
Kieldonn671/
Sheldaan671/

Cheldon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheldon in the Russian language
Челдонceldon-

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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 Cheldon
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