Chal Surname
Approximately 7,086 people bear this surname
Chal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,816 | 1:272,395 | 15,538 |
| DR Congo | 1,006 | 1:73,439 | 8,576 |
| Iran | 730 | 1:105,182 | 10,161 |
| Cambodia | 583 | 1:26,565 | 1,443 |
| Israel | 535 | 1:15,996 | 2,396 |
| Afghanistan | 275 | 1:116,921 | 2,816 |
| Dominican Republic | 208 | 1:50,158 | 2,578 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| France | 197 | 1:337,171 | 50,874 |
| Taiwan | 115 | 1:203,867 | 1,752 |
| United States | 107 | 1:3,387,467 | 192,132 |
| Pakistan | 64 | 1:2,791,311 | 23,365 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Chal (1,116) may also be a first name.
Chal Demographics
Average Chal Salary in
United States
$49,311 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chal (Hindi: चल, Marathi: चल, Oriya: ଚଳ, Tibetan: འཆལ་) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 69,839th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,028,443 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Chal live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chal is also the 238,694th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 1,116 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 2,816 people, or 1 in 272,395. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 86 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 4 percent live and Assam, where 2 percent live. Excluding India Chal exists in 57 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.
Chal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chal surname rose 1,529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chal last name are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the political party.
Chal earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $49,311 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chal in the Hindi language | ||
| चल | cala | 76.92 |
| चाल | cala | 20.51 |
| अचल | acala | 0.85 |
| Chal in the Marathi language | ||
| चल | cala | 52.38 |
| चाल | cala | 40.48 |
| चाळ | cala | 4.76 |
| चहल | cahala | 2.38 |
| Chal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଳ | cala | 44.07 |
| ଚଲ | cala | 23.73 |
| ଚାଳ | cala | 15.25 |
| ଚାଲ | cala | 15.25 |
| Chal in the Tibetan language | ||
| འཆལ་ | chal | 33.33 |
| ཆཱལ་ | chal | 33.33 |
| ཆལ་ | chal | 33.33 |
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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 Chal
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