Chelvin Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Austria

Chelvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chelvin (158) may also be a first name.

Chelvin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chelvin is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelvin? popularity and diffusion

Chelvin is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Chelvin live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 730,165th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 158 people.

This surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Malacca, where 50 percent reside and Perak, where 50 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelvain931/
Schelvin930/
Helvin92191/
Celvin9267/
Shelvin86649/
Chalvin86360/
Cholvin86175/
Hellvin8616/
Chelven8614/
Hjelvin8613/
Celvina8613/
Helvind8612/
Helvink8611/
Helving869/
Helvine861/
Chilvin861/
Khelvin861/
Chalvien8058/
Schelven8019/
Shelving8016/
Chilvien809/
Shellvin805/
Shelvina804/
Shelvine803/
Hellving801/
Chselven801/
Chelwein801/
Kelvin7722,596/
Selvin77936/
Gelvin77616/
Zelvin7799/
Helven7772/
Clevin7769/
Hälvin7727/
Jelvin7720/
Helvín7711/
Cilvin7710/
Hilvin774/
Celvim772/
Celven771/
Selvina71790/
Kelvine7141/
Shelven7137/
Khlevin7134/
Helbein7131/
Selvine7118/
Selving7117/
Hylving7111/
Hilving719/
Kelvina716/
Selvion714/
Cilvina714/
Chalven713/
Chellboine713/
Quelvin712/
Chelvem712/
Kelvuin711/
Helbine711/
Clevain711/
Chilven711/
Kielvin711/
Clevine711/
Helwein711/
Hillvin711/
Kelvein711/
Cilvain711/
Kelvain711/
Shilvin710/
Hellwein6716/
Syhlvain672/
Kelvaine671/
Chilwine671/
Selvigne671/
Clevaine671/
Sellevin671/
Helbhing671/
Shelbain670/

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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 Chelvin
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