Chellew Surname

327,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Chellew Surname Definition:

From Chellew in Ludgvan; from car-lu, the rock or castle-plnce; car-leu, lion castle or town; or car-loo, the rocky pool. Hence the surnames Challaw, Cherlew.

Chellew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:979,61972,663
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Australia1581:170,85917,509
England1451:384,26226,878
Chile1331:132,4554,687
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Wales381:81,4356,830
Panama41:978,06412,245
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Chellew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Chellew in Ludgvan; from car-lu, the rock or castle-plnce; car-leu, lion castle or town; or car-loo, the rocky pool. Hence the surnames Challaw, Cherlew.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Chellew Last Name Facts

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

Chellew is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chellew.

How Common Is The Last Name Chellew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 327,420th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,426,407 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Chellew are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 979,619. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Chellew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chellew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chellew last name rose 2,056 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 422 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chellew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chellew surname are 1.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chellew earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.07% less than the national average, earning R 182,808 per year; in United States they earn 20.46% more than the national average, earning $51,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $45,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelew9268/
Hellew9216/
Shellew8615/
Chellef862/
Challew861/
Chelewe861/
Chillew860/
Cheeleew803/
Chelliev803/
Chaeliew801/
Chelleev801/
Chalew773,427/
Chelef771,109/
Sellew77210/
Chelev7719/
Cheleb776/
Chelwe776/
Hellev771/
Gellew771/
Healew771/
Helews771/
Cellev771/
Cholew771/
Helleb771/
Kellew770/
Heslew770/
Hillew770/
Clew73135/
Chilewe711,103/
Hellebø71192/
Cheliwe7151/
Chaleaw7124/
Chillev7122/
Khellef7121/
Cheleva7113/
Tchelwe7110/
Shellef717/
Chaliew716/
Chehlev716/
Cheleev716/
Khyllew715/
Cheliev714/
Challef714/
Chelief712/
Challev712/
Choliew711/
Cheslev711/
Cheleaf711/
Chellif711/
Saellew711/
Hillewe711/
Chellyb711/
Hillews710/
Cilleyw710/
Kelleyw710/
Heliw67214/
Chilleva6717/
Hjellebø676/
Chehleva676/
Chehleev674/
Heleb672/
Gelew672/
Helev672/
Chelv671/
Chaileaw671/
Shelleph671/
Chelephe671/
Heiletvw671/
Chilliev671/
Clewz671/
Cleew670/
Clewt670/

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