Chelkin Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Chelkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Chelkin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chelkin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chelkin (Russian: Челкин) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chelkin.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Chelkin are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 40 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent are found and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 11 percent are found and Belarus, where 11 percent are found.

Chelkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chelkin surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Chelkin surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelkin9327/
Chelkina9325/
Helkin92104/
Celkin921/
Shchelkin88169/
Schelkina8821/
Schuelkin881/
Schoelkin880/
Chalkin86634/
Shelkin8684/
Chilkin8640/
Cholkin865/
Khelkin863/
Celkina862/
Chylkin861/
Chelken861/
Schelken8047/
Chilkina8025/
Chyolkin8011/
Shelkina8010/
Schilkin808/
Chelchin802/
Healkinn800/
Selkin77445/
Zelkin77305/
Hilkin77120/
Helken7786/
Çelkin7786/
Kelkin7727/
Helkyn778/
Cilkin771/
Schyolkin7548/
Shchelkyn7524/
Chyolkina7514/
Scheelken758/
Schuelken755/
Shchilkin752/
Schilking750/
Schielken750/
Clkn731/
Shilkin713,970/
Selkina71484/
Helkenn71173/
Heilken7145/
Schyolkina7142/
Chalkyn7138/
Tselkin7114/
Hielken7113/
Chalken718/
Kelkina718/
Cilkina715/
Khilkin714/
Zaelkin712/
Saelkin712/
Shylkin712/
Shelkyn712/
Kihlkin711/
Cehlken711/
Helquin711/
Schelknova711/
Shelken710/
Helcken710/
Hilking710/
Shilkina674,626/
Schilken67360/
Čelkienė67161/
Schülken67102/
Seelking6732/
Szelking6718/
Tselkina679/
Tseulkin674/
Hillking674/
Khilkina674/
Helquint672/
Shyolkin672/
Shylkina672/
Jelkn671/
Shillkin670/

Chelkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chelkin in the Russian language
Челкинcelkin-

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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 Chelkin
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