Chellai Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Chellai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Algeria | 117 | 1:330,184 | 31,078 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
The alternate forms: Chellaï (3) are calculated separately.
Chellai (126) may also be a first name.
Chellai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chellai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chellai (Marathi: चेाई) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Chellaï. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chellai.
How Common Is The Last Name Chellai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 872,430th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Chellai are found; 93 percent are found in North Africa and 93 percent are found in Mahgreb. Chellai is also the 829,183rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 126 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Not including Morocco it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 38 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chellai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chellai in the Marathi language | ||
| चेाई | cea'i | 84.62 |
| चेाइ | cea'i | 15.38 |
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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 Chellai
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