Chételat Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Chételat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chételat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9451:8,6911,425
France21:33,211,361423,184
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Chetelat (497) & Chêtelat (1) are calculated separately.

Chételat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chételat occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Chetelat or Chêtelat. For other possible spellings of Chételat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chételat? popularity and diffusion

Chételat is the 376,758th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. The surname Chételat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Chételat live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 8,691. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 63 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 12 percent live and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 8 percent live. Barring Switzerland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent live and Portugal, where 0 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chételat
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