Chelmu Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Chelmu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 224 | 1:89,633 | 10,379 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmus | 92 | 490 | / |
| Chelmuș | 92 | 99 | / |
| Chelmuş | 92 | 70 | / |
| Helmu | 91 | 256 | / |
| Chelmouh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Helmus | 83 | 1,553 | / |
| Helmut | 83 | 811 | / |
| Helmud | 83 | 6 | / |
| Chilmu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chalmu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Celmus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Helmux | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shelmu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Helmous | 77 | 229 | / |
| Helmouh | 77 | 31 | / |
| Hellmut | 77 | 31 | / |
| Helmudt | 77 | 31 | / |
| Helmout | 77 | 28 | / |
| Helmoud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Helmutd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chilmou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helmouz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helmeut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helmuch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helmuph | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hellmud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hellmus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kelmu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hilmu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gelmu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Clmuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helmhout | 71 | 292 | / |
| Hellmout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hellmutt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zelmou | 67 | 82 | / |
| Selmou | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kelmou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Selmus | 67 | 15 | / |
| Keelmu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cilmau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hilmus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shilmu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jelmau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Clemus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Clemuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selmut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clemeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clemut | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kelmus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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