Chelty Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Chelty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia491:89,9707,357
Iran111:6,980,229145,986

Chelty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chelty is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Chelty occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Chelty are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 89,970. In Liberia Chelty is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 63 percent are found, Grand Gedeh County, where 14 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Liberia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelthy921/
Helty9114/
Heltay8359/
Chelte8344/
Healty835/
Chilty834/
Chelti832/
Helthy831/
Heltey830/
Celtey830/
Healthy77408/
Chelter77135/
Cheltit7771/
Cheltte771/
Cheltez771/
Chealte771/
Chielte771/
Healtey770/
Hilty733,000/
Celta73370/
Helta73245/
Helti73165/
Helte7359/
Celti7343/
Celte733/
Cilty731/
Cselőtey711/
Cheldtti711/
Chehelte711/
Tchelthi711/
Cheiltee711/
Chealter711/
Hettelty710/
Hjelte67803/
Helter67294/
Heltai67278/
Scelta67256/
Hyltyi6792/
Scelti6732/
Hielte6726/
Chilte6713/
Khelte6711/
Hiltey676/
Hilthy674/
Hillty674/
Chilti673/
Heltha673/
Chilta672/
Hiltys672/
Heltis672/
Heltta671/
Hiltay671/
Chylta671/
Heldte671/
Khelti671/
Heelta671/
Heltei671/
Scelte670/

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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 Chelty
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