Chakwal Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Chakwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chakwal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3661:488,0988,498
India61:127,844,230863,365

Chakwal (26) may also be a first name.

Chakwal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chakwal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chakwal (Hindi: चकवाल) occurs most in Pakistan. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakwal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 766,190th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. Chakwal is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chakwal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Chakwal is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name globally, held by 26 people.

Chakwal is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 488,098. In Pakistan Chakwal is most numerous in: Punjab, where 100 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent live. Not including Pakistan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaukwale881/
Khakwal862/
Chankual8016/
Changwal8016/
Chancwal801/
Hackwalt800/
Hackwald800/
Hagwal772/
Choukwale752/
Hagwall7199/
Khagwal7114/
Hakuale713/
Jaikwal712/
Zaikwal712/
Chagual711/
Jaykwal711/
Hockwalt6750/
Hockwald6726/
Chaigual671/
Chaugual671/
Chaguale671/
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Chakwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chakwal in the Hindi language
चकवालcakavala-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chakwal
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