Chelen Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Chelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 127 | 1:1,394,825 | 54,286 |
| Chile | 60 | 1:293,608 | 8,514 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Chelén (5) are calculated separately.
Chelen (194) may also be a first name.
Chelen Demographics
Average Chelen Salary in
United States
$30,456 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelen (Bengali: চেলেন, Hindi: चेलेन्द्र, Oriya: େଚେଳନ, Russian: Челен, Tibetan: ཆོས་བློན།) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Chelén. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chelen.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 906,170th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Chelen are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 651,944th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 194 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 1,394,825. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 94 percent reside, Lagos, where 3 percent reside and Adamawa, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Chelen is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Chelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chelen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chelen surname grew 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chelen Last Name Statistics demography
Chelen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.42% less than the national average, earning $30,456 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelen in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆོས་བློན། | chölön | - |
| Chelen in the Bengali language | ||
| চেলেন | celena | - |
| Chelen in the Hindi language | ||
| चेलेन्द्र | celendra | - |
| Chelen in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚେଳନ | ecelana | - |
| Chelen in the Russian language | ||
| Челен | celen | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chelen
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