Challa Surname
Approximately 123,452 people bear this surname
Challa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 107,434 | 1:7,140 | 622 |
| Ethiopia | 8,371 | 1:11,653 | 1,726 |
| Benin | 1,935 | 1:5,341 | 704 |
| United States | 1,029 | 1:352,244 | 31,564 |
| Peru | 887 | 1:35,833 | 3,459 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Lesotho | 428 | 1:4,749 | 954 |
| United Arab Emirates | 348 | 1:26,328 | 2,946 |
| Bolivia | 330 | 1:32,171 | 2,124 |
| Ecuador | 178 | 1:89,359 | 5,924 |
| Mauritania | 172 | 1:23,807 | 2,078 |
| South Africa | 169 | 1:320,578 | 30,241 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Algeria | 97 | 1:398,263 | 33,998 |
| Tanzania | 96 | 1:551,475 | 35,149 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Venezuela | 68 | 1:444,178 | 8,844 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Mexico | 46 | 1:2,698,396 | 21,792 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Challa (31,371) may also be a first name.
Challa Demographics
Average Challa Salary in
United States
$54,743 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Challa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Challa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Challa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻼ, Hindi: चल्ला, Marathi: चलला, Oriya: ଚଲା, Russian: Чалла) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Challa? popularity and diffusion
Challa is the 4,560th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 59,031 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Challa live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 26,962nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 31,371 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 107,434 people, or 1 in 7,140. In India Challa is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 74 percent live, Telangana, where 24 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 7 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.
Challa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Challa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 7,915 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Challa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Challa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Challa last name are 11.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Challa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 32.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,165 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning R 192,564 per year; in United States they earn 26.87% more than the national average, earning $54,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $55,907 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Challa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Challa in the Hindi language | ||
| चल्ला | calla | 92.31 |
| छैला | chaila | 7.69 |
| Challa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଲା | cala | 50 |
| ଚାଲା | cala | 39.47 |
| ଛାଲା | chala | 10.53 |
| Challa in the Marathi language | ||
| चलला | calala | 32.26 |
| छला | chala | 25.81 |
| चालला | calala | 25.81 |
| चाल | cala | 6.45 |
| चळा | cala | 6.45 |
| चाला | cala | 3.23 |
| Challa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻼ | shla | 29.09 |
| ﺷﻞ | shl | 20 |
| ﺷﻠﻞ | shll | 16.36 |
| ﺷﻠﻪ | shlh | 9.09 |
| ﺷﺎﻟﻠﻪ | shallh | 9.09 |
| ﺷﻠﻠﻪ | shllh | 7.27 |
| ﺷﺎﻟﻪ | shalh | 3.64 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻟﻪ | alshalh | 1.82 |
| ﺷﺎﻻ | shala | 1.82 |
| ﺷﺎﺍﻟﻠﻪ | shaallh | 1.82 |
| Challa in the Russian language | ||
| Чалла | calla | - |
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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 Challa
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