Chelek Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Chelek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Bulgaria | 20 | 1:348,945 | 17,019 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Chelek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chelek (Oriya: େଚେଲକ, Russian: Челек) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Chelek is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Chelek reside; 37 percent reside in Central Africa and 37 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Chelek is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Besides The DR Congo Chelek is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 18 percent are found and Belarus, where 14 percent are found.
Chelek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chelek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chelek surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelek in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚେଲକ | ecelaka | 75 |
| େଛେଲକ | echelaka | 25 |
| Chelek in the Russian language | ||
| Челек | celek | - |
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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 Chelek
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