Chaltu Surname

20,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Chaltu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaltu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia27,0451:3,607599
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chaltu (11,341) may also be a first name.

Chaltu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chaltu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chaltu (Hindi: चलतू, Marathi: चलतू) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaltu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chaltu is the 20,222nd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,410 people. The last name Chaltu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaltu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 56,313th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 11,341 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 27,045 people, or 1 in 3,607. Other than Ethiopia Chaltu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Chaltu Last Name Statistics demography

Chaltu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaltou921/
Haltu9122/
Caltu911/
Chaltout862,294/
Halttu83277/
Haltau8312/
Haltou837/
Choltu834/
Shaltu832/
Cheltu831/
Haltout77590/
Shaltut77153/
Haltuch7754/
Choltus7726/
Shaltau7724/
Shaltus7712/
Shaltud774/
Haltaus773/
Khalthu771/
Halthus770/
Çaltu73159/
Saltu7340/
Jaltu734/
Zaltu731/
Coltu731/
Shaltout7113,690/
Halthaus713/
Tsahaltu712/
Schaldthaus710/
Halthous710/
Saltus67485/
Holtus67343/
Saltou67167/
Salthu6768/
Coltau6763/
Saltau6751/
Colteu675/
Saltut675/
Saltup675/
Zaltou673/
Coltui672/
Tsahaltou671/
Şaltuğ671/
Holtou671/
Saltuz671/
Zaltau671/
Haulthaus670/

Chaltu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chaltu in the Marathi language
चलतूcalatu-
Chaltu in the Hindi language
चलतूcalatu54.55
चल्तूcaltu27.27
चल्टूcaltu18.18

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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 Chaltu
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