Chalakan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Colombia

Chalakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Chalakan (23) may also be a first name.

Chalakan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chalakan (Marathi: चलकन) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chalakan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalakan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chalakan is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Chalakan occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Chalakan live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 23 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chalakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chalakan in the Marathi language
चलकनcalakana-

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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
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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 Chalakan
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