Chelf Surname

348,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Chelf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0401:348,51831,261
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Chelf Last Name Facts

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

Chelf has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 348,286th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,947,136 people. Chelf is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Chelf live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Chelf is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,040 people, or 1 in 348,518. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Kentucky, where 13 percent live and Oklahoma, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Chelf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chelf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chelf surname increased 627 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chelf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chelf are 30.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.18% registered to vote for the party.

Chelf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,619 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelfe913/
Schelf912/
Helf892,261/
Celf892/
Schelfe8345/
Schelpf8313/
Schielf832/
Schelft830/
Khelf80678/
Helft80266/
Helff80245/
Chalf80142/
Heilf8022/
Chilf8016/
Shelf802/
Cholf802/
Chelb802/
Helfe801/
Celft801/
Heelf801/
Scelf801/
Celfe801/
Czelf801/
Chelv801/
Helfs800/
Hielf800/
Scheelfe771/
Clf7513/
Schilf73633/
D'Helf7315/
Cholff7313/
Shellf739/
Khellf734/
Helfft734/
Shelff733/
Shelfe731/
Hiself731/
Hellft731/
Kheilf731/
Khelfh731/
Chiolf731/
Chailf731/
Schoellpf710/
Self6736,179/
Hilf672,748/
Jelf67549/
Kelf67279/
Clef67224/
Helw67224/
D'Helft67216/
Helb67192/
Gelf6793/
Schilff6735/
Zelf6719/
Khlf6716/
Celb679/
Helv675/
Celw671/
Kclf671/
Hylf671/
Clpf671/
Qclf671/
Clff671/
Clfh671/
Clfp671/
Clfz671/
Clhf671/
Cllf671/
Schilpf670/

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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 Chelf
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