Chalau Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Chalau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 37 | 1:1,430,854 | 46,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chalau (36) may also be a first name.
Chalau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chalau (Bengali: চালাউ, Hindi: चालौ, Marathi: चाळउ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chalau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Chalau reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chalau is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 36 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,430,854. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 86 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 11 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalau in the Hindi language | ||
| चालौ | calau | - |
| Chalau in the Marathi language | ||
| चाळउ | cala'u | - |
| Chalau in the Bengali language | ||
| চালাউ | cala'u | 87.5 |
| চলাউ | cala'u | 12.5 |
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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 Chalau
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