Chhel Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Chhel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Chhel (1,542) may also be a first name.
Chhel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chhel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chhel (Hindi: छेल, Marathi: छेल) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chhel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Chhel occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Chhel live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chhel is also the 197,454th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,542 people.
Chhel is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Chhel is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 58 percent live, Delhi, where 17 percent live and Haryana, where 8 percent live. Apart from India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chhel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chhel in the Hindi language | ||
| छेल | chela | - |
| Chhel in the Marathi language | ||
| छेल | chela | - |
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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 Chhel
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