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 occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 348,286th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,947,136 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Chelf are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 348,518. In The United States Chelf is most frequent in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, Kentucky, where 13 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Chelf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chelf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chelf surname expanded 627 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chelf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chelf last name are 30.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.18% being registered with 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
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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 Chelf
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