Chelev Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Chelev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 15 | 1:465,260 | 20,978 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Chelev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelev (Russian: Челев) is most common in Bulgaria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Chelev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Chelev live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 465,260. In Bulgaria Chelev is mostly found in: Plovdiv Province, where 87 percent are found, Gabrovo Province, where 7 percent are found and Pazardzhik Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria Chelev occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 5 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelev in the Russian language | ||
| Челев | celev | - |
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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 Chelev
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