Challu Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Challu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 130 | 1:5,900,503 | 139,327 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Guyana | 14 | 1:54,444 | 4,775 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Challù (1) & Challú (1) are calculated separately.
Challu (796) may also be a first name.
Challu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Challu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Challu (Hindi: चल्लू, Marathi: चालू) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Challù or Challú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Challu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,079,669th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Challu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Challu live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 290,153rd most widely held forename in the world It is held by 796 people.
Challu is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 5,900,503. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 35 percent live, Haryana, where 21 percent live and Telangana, where 11 percent live. Outside of India Challu is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Challu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Challu in the Marathi language | ||
| चालू | calu | - |
| Challu in the Hindi language | ||
| चल्लू | callu | 57.69 |
| चल्लु | callu | 19.23 |
| छल्लु | challu | 9.62 |
| छल्लू | challu | 5.77 |
| चललू | calalu | 3.85 |
| चाल्लू | callu | 1.92 |
| छैलू | chailu | 1.92 |
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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 Challu
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