Last name Chelner (Kellner 
, Chelner 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Chelner is characteristic of Austria, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, and Czechia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Austria. Much less frequently, Chelner is the forename as well as the last name.