Chahawala Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Chahawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Chahawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chahawala (Marathi: चहावाला) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chahawala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahawala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Chahawala occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chahawala live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent live and Gujarat, where 7 percent live. Excluding India it is found in one country. It is also found in Bahrain, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahawala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahawala in the Marathi language | ||
| चहावाला | cahavala | 85.71 |
| चाहावाला | cahavala | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chahawala
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