Chalo Surname
Approximately 7,367 people bear this surname
Chalo Surname Definition:
Chalo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a country or a big population of something or people.
Chalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,578 | 1:14,796 | 1,924 |
| Zambia | 1,117 | 1:14,190 | 1,622 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Venezuela | 465 | 1:64,955 | 2,885 |
| Guatemala | 317 | 1:50,734 | 2,268 |
| Bolivia | 280 | 1:37,916 | 2,335 |
| Ecuador | 179 | 1:88,859 | 5,908 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Brazil | 122 | 1:1,754,708 | 57,059 |
| Lesotho | 110 | 1:18,478 | 3,925 |
| Pakistan | 102 | 1:1,751,411 | 17,795 |
| Thailand | 94 | 1:751,472 | 122,930 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Kenya | 46 | 1:1,003,911 | 34,451 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Peru | 43 | 1:739,166 | 16,774 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Chaló (3) & Chálo (1) are calculated separately.
Chalo (64,386) may also be a first name.
Chalo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chalo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a country or a big population of something or people.
Chalo Demographics
Average Chalo Salary in
United States
$38,729 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalo (Bengali: চালো, Hindi: चालो, Marathi: चाळो, Russian: Чало) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Chaló or Chálo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalo? popularity and diffusion
Chalo is the 67,547th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 989,215 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Chalo reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chalo is also the 14,923rd most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 64,386 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,578 people, or 1 in 14,796. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 56 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 9 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Chalo is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 15 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.
Chalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chalo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chalo surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chalo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chalo last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
The amount Chalo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 44.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,768 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning R 119,280 per year and in United States they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning $38,729 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalo in the Bengali language | ||
| চালো | calo | - |
| Chalo in the Hindi language | ||
| चालो | calo | 80 |
| छलो | chalo | 10 |
| चलो | calo | 10 |
| Chalo in the Marathi language | ||
| चाळो | calo | 42.86 |
| चालो | calo | 42.86 |
| चाको | cako | 14.29 |
| Chalo in the Russian language | ||
| Чало | calo | - |
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Footnotes
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