Cheliev Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Cheliev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Cheliev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheliev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheliev (Russian: Челиев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cheliev.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheliev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheliev is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cheliev live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 3,489,452. In Bulgaria Cheliev is primarily found in: Burgas Province, where 50 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 50 percent live. Beside Bulgaria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheliev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheliev in the Russian language | ||
| Челиев | celiev | - |
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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 Cheliev
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