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
The last name Chelve (Marathi: चेलवे) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chelve.
How Common Is The Last Name Chelve? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chelve is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Chelve occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Chelve are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 7 people.
The surname Chelve is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Chelve is mostly found in: Selangor, where 67 percent are found and Kedah, where 33 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.
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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