Chelva Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Chelva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Chelva (77) may also be a first name.
Chelva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chelva (Hindi: चेलवा) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chelva.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Chelva occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Chelva reside; 34 percent reside in South Asia and 34 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 77 people.
Chelva is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Chelva is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 28 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 22 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 17 percent live. Excluding India Chelva is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelva in the Hindi language | ||
| चेलवा | celava | - |
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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 Chelva
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