The Challe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 139 people carried this name — #123,796 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 133 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 280 people named Challe.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Manche.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 89 people named Challe live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Challe,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles-Michel-Ange Challe 1718–1778 · architect -
Sophie Challes 1734–1814 -
Robert Challe 1659–1721 · writer
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Simon Challe 1719–1765 · sculptor
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Noël Challe 1721–1775 · painter
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Ambroise Challe 1799–1883 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Challe.
- Chala 187 · U.S. census
- Chalabi 182 · U.S. census
- Chalas 401 · U.S. census
- Chale 187 · U.S. census
- Chalet 143 · U.S. census
- Chalifour 289 · U.S. census
- Chalus 113 · U.S. census
- Chalut 111 · U.S. census
- Cham 1,124 · U.S. census
- Chamba 237 · U.S. census
- Chamberland 1,469 · U.S. census
- Chamberlin 9,897 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Challe is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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