Cheli is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cheli
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

Family name is a variant of Cella. Dweller in a cell, probably in some religious house.

Cheli is form of Colonna. Descendant of little Cola, a pet form of Nicola meaning "people, victory".

How popular is Cheli?

Cheli is common in Italy, United States, Argentina, Brazil, India, Zambia, France, Moldova, Uganda.

Cheli is ranked 94881 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Chelis plummeted by 6.72 per cent to 222 since 2000 and slipped by 8997 spots and ranked at 84463. The last name was found in merely 8 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.24 95.8
Hispanic or Latino 4.95 0
Cheli is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Italy which signifies that it is originated from Italy. Around 5019 people have been found who wears Cheli as their family name. Cheli is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Cheli:
3,747 Italy2,841
Countries with hundreds of Cheli:
72,829 United States369
13,499 Argentina267
30,893 Brazil250
115,212 India175
7,986 Zambia159
71,423 France129
5,061 Moldova112
23,632 Uganda107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,892 Spain95
21,973 Greece84
155,957 Thailand69
50,371 Iran67
5,791 Lesotho66
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,962 Belgium40
21,684 Switzerland31
5,718 Taiwan29
36,895 Kenya19
70,664 Malaysia17
80,726 Cameroon15
169,836 Canada12
46,373 Algeria11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
116,751 Australia9
177,858 South Africa7
493,300 Russia6
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Cheli Namesakes

  • Maurizio Cheli, Italian air force officer
  • Giovanni Cheli, cardinal of the Catholic Church and was
  • Ralph Cheli, military person

Cheli Namesakes

  • Maurizio Cheli, Italian air force officer
  • Giovanni Cheli, cardinal of the Catholic Church and was
  • Ralph Cheli, military person

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