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) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelev? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Chelev occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Chelev live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 465,260. In Bulgaria Chelev is most prevalent in: Plovdiv Province, where 87 percent reside, Gabrovo Province, where 7 percent reside and Pazardzhik Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Bulgaria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 5 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent reside.
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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