Chelhi Surname
Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname
Chelhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 852 | 1:40,465 | 6,572 |
| Algeria | 246 | 1:157,039 | 20,204 |
| Mauritania | 41 | 1:99,875 | 6,187 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Chelhi (12) may also be a first name.
Chelhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chelhi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺤﻲ, Hindi: चेलही) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chelhi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelhi? popularity and diffusion
Chelhi is the 324,446th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,348,037 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chelhi reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 852 people, or 1 in 40,465. Apart from Morocco it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 21 percent are found and Mauritania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelhi in the Hindi language | ||
| चेलही | celahi | - |
| Chelhi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺤﻲ | alshlhy | 68.75 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺢ | alshlh | 18.75 |
| ﺷﻠﺤﻲ | shlhy | 6.25 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻠﺤﻰ | alshlhy | 6.25 |
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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 Chelhi
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