Chalaka Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Chalaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chalaka (2,122) may also be a first name.
Chalaka Demographics
Average Chalaka Salary in
United States
$67,768 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chalaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chalaka (Bengali: সালেকা, Hindi: चलाका, Marathi: चाळक, Oriya: ଚଲକା) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,020,242nd most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Chalaka reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chalaka is also the 163,141st most common given name world-wide, held by 2,122 people.
It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Not including Malawi it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Chalaka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chalaka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Chalaka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.06% more than the national average, earning $67,768 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalaka in the Bengali language | ||
| সালেকা | saleka | - |
| Chalaka in the Hindi language | ||
| चलाका | calaka | 94.26 |
| चलका | calaka | 3.72 |
| चालाका | calaka | 1.69 |
| चालका | calaka | 0.34 |
| Chalaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଲକା | calaka | 83.33 |
| ଚାଲକା | calaka | 16.67 |
| Chalaka in the Marathi language | ||
| चाळक | calaka | 44.44 |
| चलाका | calaka | 22.22 |
| चाळकेा | calakea | 22.22 |
| चलका | calaka | 11.11 |
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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 Chalaka
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