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
Average Chelu Salary in
United States
$37,431 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chelu (Hindi: चेलू, Marathi: चेलू, Oriya: େଚଲୁ, Tibetan: སྤྱེ་ལའུ།) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Chélu. For other potential spellings of Chelu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chelu is the 141,046th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,305,456 people. The last name Chelu occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Chelu are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Chelu is also the 298,137th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 759 people.
This last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 2,459 people, or 1 in 8,165. In Romania Chelu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent reside, Dolj County, where 12 percent reside and Teleorman County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Romania it exists 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 bearing the Chelu last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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