Chahlawi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Chahlawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
Chahlawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahlawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chahlawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻼﻭﻱ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chahlawi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahlawi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Chahlawi is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Chahlawi live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Inchiri Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lebanon, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahlawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahlawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻼﻭﻱ | alshhlawy | - |
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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 Chahlawi
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