Family name Chalei (Chalei 
, Чалей 
, Шалей ) , in the entire world, is a rare last name. The surname Chalei is habitual in Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Russia, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Eastern Europe, particularly Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Much less frequently, Chalei is the forename as well as the last name.