Chalaf Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Chalaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2741:32,2723,968
Israel251:342,30528,607
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Chalaf (85) may also be a first name.

Chalaf Last Name Facts

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

Chalaf (Marathi: चाळक) is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chalaf is the 860,770th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. Chalaf is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Chalaf reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 85 people.

The surname is most numerous in Jordan, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 32,272. In Jordan it is mostly found in: Irbid Governorate, where 54 percent reside, Mafraq Governorate, where 24 percent reside and Balqa Governorate, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Jordan this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Chalaf Last Name Statistics demography

Chalaf earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalafe921/
Challaf921/
Chaalaf921/
Halaf911,599/
Calaf911,040/
Khalaf83696,300/
Shalaf831,384/
Hallaf83283/
Callaf83280/
Chalab83139/
Caulaf8362/
Chalof8361/
Calaff8351/
Chelaf8317/
Haulaf838/
Chalav834/
Haleaf831/
Hailaf831/
Halaaf831/
Chalafova801/
Khallaf7719,573/
Chalova775,170/
Chellaf771,053/
Chalowa77549/
Khalafe77205/
Khalaaf77184/
Khalaff77137/
Choilaf7762/
Chaloff7746/
Chaleaw7724/
Challab7722/
Chalouf7712/
Hatlauf7711/
Hailafe776/
Chuilaf776/
Chailab776/
Khalayf775/
Khaalaf774/
Khalahf774/
Chelaif772/
Chalhab772/
Chaliaw772/
Khaliaf771/
Calliaf771/
Chatlof771/
Shaulaf771/
Shailaf771/
Cheliaf771/
Cheleaf771/
Shalafe771/
Shalhaf771/
Cahalaw771/
Chalgaw771/
Shallaf771/
Hkhalaf771/
Chelaaf771/
Choulaf771/
Schalav771/
Chailaw771/
Chalaiw771/
Hallaff771/
Khalaif771/
Cheelaf770/
Schalof770/
Halab7321,031/
Salaf73964/
Jalaf73391/
Halav73253/
Halaw73231/
Zalaf73175/
Calof73103/
Calav7341/
Calaw7341/
Halof7317/
Colaf732/
Challouf7166/
Halaifeh7121/
Schaloff7112/
Chailowa716/
Khaallaf714/
Tchalova713/
Shchalav713/
Shallaft712/
Khallafh712/
Calafova711/
Chalhaub711/
Chaylova711/
Schalova711/
Khalaaff711/
Khallafe711/
Chaileaw711/
Chaeliaw711/
Khalaaaf711/
Chaulaub710/
Chalov674,536/
Shalab672,560/
Hallab672,050/
Zailaf67207/
Halabh67185/
Jalaff67161/
Halowa67157/
Hallof67111/
Caliof6796/
Chalow6758/
Kholaf6755/
Halouf6739/
Shalof6733/
Calowa6729/
Hailab6724/
Salafe6720/
Khalaifeh6719/
Khalav6717/
Schaulova6716/
Shalav6714/
Halaib6714/
Halayb6713/
Salaff6711/
Khalof6711/
Schatloff6710/
Caliaw6710/
Callaw678/
Haliab678/
Tzalaf678/
Haloff677/
Haslav677/
Chahalova676/
Salaaf675/
Halaph675/
Haloof675/
Zalaaf675/
Hallaw674/
Sallaf674/
Jahlaf674/
Shalafova674/
Schollauf674/
Sahlaf674/
Calyaw674/
Caloff674/
Halawh674/
Halaiv673/
Jallaf673/
Callof672/
Sailaf672/
Hallav672/
Hachellaf672/
Chalob672/
Haleab672/
Houlaf672/
Shalaw672/
Chahylova672/
Halayv672/
Haslaw671/
Salaif671/
Haslof671/
Jailaf671/
Stchaloff671/
Challoufe671/
Jalauf671/
Haylab671/
Salayf671/
Haliav671/
Calouf671/
Colaff671/
Khaleafeh671/
Zallaf671/
Holyaf671/
Zalauf670/
Hatlaw670/

Chalaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chalaf in the Marathi language
चाळकcalaka-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chalaf
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