Chelvan Surname

197,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Chelvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United Arab Emirates2461:37,2453,924
India2361:3,250,27794,785
Malaysia2221:132,8578,559
Mauritius1281:10,1052,195
Iran1061:724,36337,588
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Chelvan (44) may also be a first name.

Chelvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chelvan (Marathi: चेलवन, Russian: Челван) has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelvan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,020th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,427,820 people. Chelvan is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Chelvan live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Chelvan is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held forename in the world, borne by 44 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 716 people, or 1 in 43,095. Outside of Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 14 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 12 percent live.

Chelvan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chelvan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $45,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chelvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chelvan in the Marathi language
चेलवनcelavana53.85
सेलवनselavana30.77
चेलवानcelavana15.38
Chelvan in the Russian language
Челванcelvan-

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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 Chelvan
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