Chahul Surname
Approximately 683 people bear this surname
Chahul Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 671 | 1:263,998 | 15,110 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Chahul (58) may also be a first name.
Chahul Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahul Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chahul (Hindi: चाहुल, Marathi: चाहूल) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahul? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chahul is the 486,338th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,669,906 people. Chahul is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chahul are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chahul is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 58 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 671 people, or 1 in 263,998. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 71 percent live, Nasarawa, where 16 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahul Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahul in the Hindi language | ||
| चाहुल | cahula | - |
| Chahul in the Marathi language | ||
| चाहूल | cahula | 40 |
| चाहुल | cahula | 40 |
| चहुल | cahula | 20 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Chahul
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