Last name Chelliah (Chelliah 
) , in the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Chelliah is habitual in Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname, and Singapore. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Malaysia, India, and Sri Lanka. Very seldom, Chelliah is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Chelliah | Malaysia, United States, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India |
| devasahayam david chelliah Anglican Archdeacon (1894-1979), IN (b. 1894) |
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rajan chelliah Norwegian journalist (b. 1962) |
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| chelliah kumarasuriar (b. 1922) |
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| chelliah paramalingam Malaysian field hockey player (b. 1936) |
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| chelliah jayabarathan Indian businessperson (born 1945, child of Andrews Chelliah), IN (b. 1945) |
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| shobhana chelliah American linguist (b. 1961) |
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| vijayalakshmi chelliah researcher |
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| d. d. chelliah First Asian Archdeacon of Singapore and Malaya (1958-1966) |
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| malcolm p chelliah researcher |
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| chelliah thurairaja Sri Lankan physician |
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| chelliah selvam researcher |
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| cyril robinson azariah john chelliah researcher |
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| priya chelliah researcher |
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| harsha chelliah researcher |
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| jazmyn chelliah Teacher and child psychologist |
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