Chalak Surname
Approximately 35,318 people bear this surname
Chalak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32,404 | 1:23,672 | 1,792 |
| Iran | 2,086 | 1:36,808 | 4,346 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| Bulgaria | 42 | 1:166,164 | 9,383 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Chalák (13) are calculated separately.
Chalak (934) may also be a first name.
Chalak Demographics
Chalak Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Chalak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chalak (Bengali: ছালেক, Hindi: चालक, Marathi: चाळक, Oriya: ଚାଳକ, Russian: Чалак) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Chalák. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chalak is the 15,783rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 206,341 people. The last name Chalak is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chalak live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 264,552nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 934 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 32,404 people, or 1 in 23,672. In India Chalak is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 82 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 2 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.
Chalak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Chalak are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Chalak earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 49.08% more than the national average, earning $64,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $55,186 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalak in the Marathi language | ||
| चाळक | calaka | 90.64 |
| चालक | calaka | 7.66 |
| चाळकाने | calakane | 0.5 |
| चलाक | calaka | 0.29 |
| चालाक | calaka | 0.26 |
| चाळके | calake | 0.07 |
| चाळकाली | calakali | 0.05 |
| चालकाने | calakane | 0.05 |
| छगन | chagana | 0.03 |
| चाळकाज | calakaja | 0.03 |
| चाऴक | calaka | 0.03 |
| ेहलता | ehalata | 0.03 |
| चाळक़ | calaqa | 0.03 |
| याळक | yalaka | 0.03 |
| बाळकृ | balakr | 0.03 |
| चाळकु | calaku | 0.03 |
| Chalak in the Bengali language | ||
| ছালেক | chaleka | 66.67 |
| চালক | calaka | 33.33 |
| Chalak in the Hindi language | ||
| चालक | calaka | 64.29 |
| चालाक | calaka | 19.05 |
| चलाक | calaka | 11.9 |
| छलका | chalaka | 4.76 |
| Chalak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାଳକ | calaka | 60 |
| ଚାଲକ | calaka | 28 |
| ଚାଲାକ | calaka | 8 |
| ଚଲକ | calaka | 4 |
| Chalak in the Russian language | ||
| Чалак | calak | - |
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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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- 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 Chalak
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