Chelm Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Chelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania891:225,59421,877
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Chelm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chelm is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chelm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Chelm reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 225,594. In Romania Chelm is primarily found in: Botoșani County, where 89 percent reside, Hunedoara County, where 4 percent reside and Iași County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Romania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Italy, where 2 percent reside.

Chelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chelm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chelm last name rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chelm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chelm are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Chelm earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.68% more than the national average, earning $74,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schelm91435/
Chelme91150/
Cheelm911/
Chelmh911/
Chellm911/
Helm8944,469/
Celm8927/
Chetlem838/
Schoelm832/
Tchelme832/
Hichelm831/
Chesilm831/
Hjelm806,456/
Helme804,044/
Chalm80146/
Khelm8056/
Hellm8048/
Hielm8039/
Cellm8022/
Celme8012/
Heilm804/
Hejlm802/
Helmm802/
Healm802/
Cielm801/
Shelm801/
Helmh801/
Cholm801/
Helmt801/
Helmø801/
Chelmova772/
Chelmová771/
Hychelme771/
Clm7510/
Schölm7370/
Schilm7349/
Chilme7333/
Hellme7310/
Shelme736/
Sheelm735/
Chislm732/
Chollm732/
Hetlem731/
Chhalm731/
Hjelmå731/
Heylem731/
Kheelm731/
Healem731/
Chholm731/
Chiolm731/
Helmdt730/
Kelm6714,356/
Clem6712,556/
Gelm67730/
Selm67720/
Hilm67275/
Zelm67268/
Jelm6797/
Hölm675/
Chailem674/
Clme672/
Cylm672/
Cilm671/
Chitlem671/
Helmhch671/
Hesselm671/
Chsiolm671/
Hjlm671/
Sehelmm671/
Xelm671/
Cclm671/
Clhm671/
Cllm671/
Clmd671/
Hqlm671/
Heiglim671/
Choislm670/
Hylm670/

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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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  • 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 Chelm
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