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) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelhi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chelhi is the 324,446th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,348,037 people. The last name Chelhi occurs predominantly 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 commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 12 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 852 people, or 1 in 40,465. Aside from Morocco this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 21 percent reside and Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.
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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