Chell Surname

137,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belize

Chell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chell,' a township in the parish of Wolstanton, Staffordshire.

1711. Married — Arthur Gilbert and Anne Chell: St. Antholin (London).

1768.— Richard Chell and Frances Sutton: St.

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Chell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4731:37,8264,928
United States7111:509,78842,749
India5981:1,282,71850,521
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Australia571:473,60936,415
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Belize491:7,2551,099
Northern Ireland431:42,9083,866
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Wales321:96,7047,743
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
France91:7,380,302306,885
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6671:36,5454,752
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Chell (409) may also be a first name.

Chell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chell,' a township in the parish of Wolstanton, Staffordshire.

1711. Married — Arthur Gilbert and Anne Chell: St. Antholin (London).

1768.— Richard Chell and Frances Sutton: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

There are two hamlets of the name of Chell in North Staffordshire. In the 13th century there were persons of the name of Chelle in Warwickshire, and of the names of Chel and Chele in Norfolk and Lincolnshire (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

The Chell surname means 'rainbow' in the Yucatec Mayan language. Its origins stems from ancient Maya Mythology.

Ix Chel, meaning 'lady of the rainbow', is a Maya Goddess of the moon, love, gestation, medicine, and of the textile arts. This explains its density in Belize, home of the ancient and modern Maya people.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Chell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chell (Georgian: ჩელლ, Russian: Челл) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 137,075th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,227,926 people. The last name Chell occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Chell are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. Chell is also the 426,190th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 409 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,473 people, or 1 in 37,826. In England Chell is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 38 percent live, Derbyshire, where 8 percent live and West Midlands, where 6 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.

Chell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Chell surname grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 5,469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Chell last name are 15.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.47% more than the national average, earning $49,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $54,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schell9138,688/
Chelle912,576/
Cheall9141/
Tchell9112/
Chiell911/
Cheill910/
Cehell910/
Hell8914,520/
Chel898,429/
Cell892,917/
Schoell83668/
Schiell83185/
Schuell8356/
Chisell8335/
Schaell8320/
Cheille8315/
Chhelle8311/
Scheell837/
Cheelle831/
Chehell831/
Schcell831/
Shchell831/
Cheglil831/
Scheull830/
Shell8020,926/
Helle809,960/
Cheal808,860/
Chele806,299/
Chelh801,401/
Schel80852/
Cuell80549/
Cheel80413/
Chill80312/
Scell80224/
Khell80222/
Cheul80136/
Heill8093/
Chiel8093/
Heyll8091/
Hejll8072/
Chehl8046/
Coell8041/
Hjell8038/
Hiell8034/
Cheil8034/
Czell8034/
Tchel8026/
Chyll8021/
Chhel8015/
Hellt8015/
Chelt8014/
Chetl8010/
Cehel807/
Heall805/
Ciell805/
Cheyl805/
Chelp804/
Caell803/
Xcell803/
Helld803/
Cheld803/
Jchel803/
Kcell802/
Hehll801/
Chesl801/
Hellh801/
Helll801/
Chessell77994/
Chissell77315/
Schiehll7778/
Tschoell7750/
Chichell7732/
Chittell7728/
Chechill771/
Chettell771/
Cheelleh771/
Haichell771/
Heachell770/
Hel753,600/
Cel752,641/
Cll756/
Scheel7318,843/
Schill7311,855/
Schiel735,720/
Schöll733,674/
Hysell732,171/
Chille731,903/
Schehl73916/
Schüll73879/
Schoel73852/
Schael73617/
Chehyl73395/
Cheale73278/
Chisel73262/
Hechel73244/
Cheele73229/
Chitel73185/
Heille73163/
Chetel73148/
Schäll7360/
Schelt7356/
Șcheul7348/
Schuel7346/
Chesil7330/
Schyll7327/
Hichel7326/
Shchel7320/
Chesel7319/
Cheeld7318/
Checel7316/
Håxell7315/
Hytell7313/
Schéll7313/
Jæchel7312/
Csellő7312/
Chaill7311/
Chheal738/
Sheell736/
Shcell736/
Chetil736/
Cheile734/
Khelle733/
Chytel733/
Chelhe732/
Chuill732/
Chettl732/
Chesle731/
Chioll731/
Chelhs731/
Chhele731/
Cheatl731/
Chylle731/
Zehell731/
Chhiel731/
Shelll731/
Stchel731/
Hächel731/
Tshell731/
Cziell731/
Che'le731/
Chegli731/
Kheall731/
Khelll731/
Zcheel731/
Hesell730/
Sciell730/
Hisell730/
Cheltt730/
Hycell730/
Scehel730/
Tschel730/
Schellová7122/
Hill67810,045/
Held6748,433/
Heil6736,266/
Sell6731,656/
Kell6714,748/
Hele6710,213/
Zell6710,179/
Chil677,332/
Heal676,399/
Khel674,382/
Gell674,258/
Helt674,191/
Hehl673,859/
Chechel673,459/
Heyl673,423/
Hejl672,577/
Shel672,461/
Cael672,347/
Hiel671,845/
Heel671,757/
Jell671,710/
Häll671,389/
Heichel671,279/
Hessell67735/
Chaille67535/
Chessel67494/
Chyl67482/
Chechyl67470/
Coel67461/
Help67396/
Hyll67323/
Chechil67298/
Choisel67278/
Schiehl67267/
Cyll67177/
Celt67159/
Ciel67116/
Häschel67114/
Tschöll67111/
Hoychel67109/
Haisell6799/
Choitel6796/
Chelova6789/
Chichel6785/
Hýll6783/
Hittell6777/
Cill6776/
Hesl6773/
Czel6770/
Heasell6754/
Tschill6753/
Chuitel6747/
Helø6743/
Schiøll6735/
Celp6734/
Scheehl6730/
Chaitel6726/
Chissel6725/
Scheeld6724/
Cheitel6719/
Hajchel6719/
Chittel6718/
Xell6717/
Haichel6714/
Schelpf6713/
Haysell6712/
Chychel6712/
Chehelh679/
Heysell677/
Ceel677/
Hjel675/
Chytill675/
Schssel674/
Chelowa674/
Huichel674/
Haitell673/
Hettell673/
Celd673/
Zschill673/
Qhll673/
Hyssell672/
Helh672/
Dcel672/
Chhl672/
Schelpp671/
Chiteel671/
Ceul671/
Chaylle671/
Hyttell671/
Xcel671/
Schilld671/
Hetl671/
Heisell671/
Cehl671/
Chealeh671/
Hkel671/
Sehelle671/
Híll671/
Hıll671/
Høel671/
Haychel671/
Hejchel671/
Sscheel671/
Tshelll671/
Cöll671/
Choille671/
Ckel671/
Cheatel671/
Chajtel671/
Celì671/
Cheszel671/
Khll671/
Hsel671/
Cllp671/
Qcel671/
Xhll671/
Ccel671/
Ckhl671/
Clll671/
Chesiel671/
Csel671/
Cqhl671/
Hqel671/
Hcel671/
Hxel671/
Hzel671/
Hkll671/
Hjll671/
Schuehl670/
Schioll670/
Scheuhl670/
Schoehl670/
Heesell670/
Schehel670/
Hissell670/
Scel670/
Hescell670/

Chell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chell in the Georgian language
ჩელლchell-
Chell in the Russian language
Челлcell-

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