Chelu Surname
Approximately 3,161 people bear this surname
Chelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2,459 | 1:8,165 | 1,076 |
| Zambia | 432 | 1:36,690 | 3,695 |
| France | 61 | 1:1,088,897 | 118,069 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
The alternate forms: Chélu (1) are calculated separately.
Chelu (759) may also be a first name.
Chelu Demographics
Chelu Political Affiliation
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Chelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelu (Hindi: चेलू, Marathi: चेलू, Oriya: େଚଲୁ, Tibetan: སྤྱེ་ལའུ།) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Chélu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chelu is the 141,046th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,305,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Chelu live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 298,137th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 759 people.
This surname is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 2,459 people, or 1 in 8,165. In Romania Chelu is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent reside, Dolj County, where 12 percent reside and Teleorman County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Romania it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 14 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Chelu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chelu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
Chelu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $37,431 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚଲୁ | ecalu | 83.33 |
| େସଲୁ | esalu | 16.67 |
| Chelu in the Hindi language | ||
| चेलू | celu | 77.55 |
| चेलु | celu | 20.41 |
| छैलू | chailu | 2.04 |
| Chelu in the Marathi language | ||
| चेलू | celu | 50 |
| चेलु | celu | 45.83 |
| येलु | yelu | 4.17 |
| Chelu in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྤྱེ་ལའུ། | chéla'u | 33.33 |
| ཆེ་ལུ། | chélu | 33.33 |
| ཆི་ལུ། | chilu | 33.33 |
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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
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