Chelmu Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Chelmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2241:89,63310,379
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Chelmu Last Name Facts

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

Chelmu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelmu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chelmu is the 1,052,587th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Chelmu are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 89,633. In Romania Chelmu is most numerous in: Galați County, where 41 percent live, Vaslui County, where 33 percent live and Vrancea County, where 20 percent live. Excluding Romania Chelmu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelmus92490/
Chelmuș9299/
Chelmuş9270/
Helmu91256/
Chelmouh862/
Helmus831,553/
Helmut83811/
Helmud836/
Chilmu834/
Chalmu833/
Celmus832/
Helmux831/
Shelmu831/
Helmous77229/
Helmouh7731/
Hellmut7731/
Helmudt7731/
Helmout7728/
Helmoud772/
Helmutd771/
Chilmou771/
Helmouz771/
Helmeut771/
Helmuch771/
Helmuph771/
Hellmud771/
Hellmus770/
Kelmu7319/
Hilmu7313/
Gelmu732/
Clmuy731/
Helmhout71292/
Hellmout711/
Hellmutt711/
Zelmou6782/
Selmou6740/
Kelmou6717/
Selmus6715/
Keelmu677/
Cilmau676/
Hilmus675/
Shilmu675/
Jelmau675/
Clemus674/
Clemuz671/
Selmut671/
Clemeu671/
Clemut670/
Kelmus670/

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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 Chelmu
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