Around the world, ชเล (Chale 
, Chalew 
, ชเล ) is quite a common epicene first name. The first name ชเล is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Nicaragua, where it is a rare male name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Ethiopia, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More frequently, ชเล is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chale | Mexico, Ethiopia, Tanzania, India, Mozambique |
| Chalew | Canada, Ethiopia, United States, Thailand, France |
| ชเล | Thailand |