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 held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Challù or Challú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Challu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,079,669th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Challu are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Challu is also the 290,153rd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 796 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 5,900,503. In India Challu is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 35 percent live, Haryana, where 21 percent live and Telangana, where 11 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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 Challu
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