Chelh Surname
Approximately 1,401 people bear this surname
Chelh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,159 | 1:29,746 | 4,740 |
| Spain | 127 | 1:368,126 | 20,695 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Mauritania | 46 | 1:89,019 | 5,672 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chelh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺢ) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Chelh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 276,726th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,201,674 people. The last name Chelh occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Chelh are found; 83 percent are found in North Africa and 83 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The surname is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 1,159 people, or 1 in 29,746. Besides Morocco this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 9 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺢ | alshlh | 92.86 |
| ﺷﻠﺢ | shlh | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Chelh
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