Chelve Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chelve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chelve (7) may also be a first name.
Chelve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chelve Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chelve (Marathi: चेलवे) is most common in Malaysia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelve? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Chelve live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used forename globally, held by 7 people.
The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Chelve is most numerous in: Selangor, where 67 percent live and Kedah, where 33 percent live. Apart from Malaysia Chelve occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chelve Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chelve in the Marathi language | ||
| चेलवे | celave | - |
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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 Chelve
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