Chalaji Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Chalaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chalaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chalaji (Hindi: छलजी, Marathi: चलाजी) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Chalaji live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Chalaji is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 67 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalaji in the Hindi language | ||
| छलजी | chalaji | - |
| Chalaji in the Marathi language | ||
| चलाजी | calaji | - |
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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 Chalaji
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