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
Chelu (Hindi: चेलू, Marathi: चेलू, Oriya: େଚଲୁ, Tibetan: སྤྱེ་ལའུ།) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Chélu. For other possible spellings of Chelu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 141,046th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,305,456 people. It is predominantly found 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 widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 759 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 2,459 people, or 1 in 8,165. In Romania Chelu is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent are found, Dolj County, where 12 percent are found and Teleorman County, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 14 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Chelu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chelu last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political 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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- 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 Chelu
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