Chalash Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Chalash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 63 | 1:1,218,770 | 52,259 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chalash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chalash (Marathi: चलाश, Oriya: ଚଲାଶ) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chalash.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalash? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Chalash occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Chalash are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 1,218,770. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Mazandaran Province, where 49 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 46 percent are found and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 7 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalash in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଲାଶ | calasa | - |
| Chalash in the Marathi language | ||
| चलाश | calasa | - |
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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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- 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 Chalash
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