Chalu Surname
Approximately 897 people bear this surname
Chalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Tanzania | 198 | 1:267,382 | 21,207 |
| Argentina | 119 | 1:359,188 | 27,983 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Venezuela | 49 | 1:616,410 | 10,951 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Chalú (11) are calculated separately.
Chalu (1,627) may also be a first name.
Chalu Demographics
Chalu Political Affiliation
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Chalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chalu (Bengali: চালু, Hindi: चालू, Marathi: चाळू, Oriya: ଚାଲୁ, Tibetan: ཆ་་ལུ།) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Chalú. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chalu is the 393,872nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,124,354 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Chalu reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 191,316th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,627 people.
The surname Chalu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Beside The DR Congo Chalu exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 13 percent reside.
Chalu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chalu has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chalu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chalu surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
Chalu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $46,810 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalu in the Bengali language | ||
| চালু | calu | 80 |
| ছালু | chalu | 20 |
| Chalu in the Hindi language | ||
| चालू | calu | 66.23 |
| चलु | calu | 12.99 |
| चलू | calu | 6.49 |
| छालु | chalu | 2.6 |
| छैलू | chailu | 2.6 |
| चालु | calu | 2.6 |
| छालू | chalu | 2.6 |
| छलू | chalu | 1.3 |
| Chalu in the Marathi language | ||
| चाळू | calu | 63.49 |
| चाळु | calu | 29.36 |
| चालू | calu | 2.49 |
| चालु | calu | 1.76 |
| चलू | calu | 0.83 |
| चलु | calu | 0.31 |
| बाळू | balu | 0.31 |
| बाळु | balu | 0.21 |
| खळु | khalu | 0.1 |
| चाकू | caku | 0.1 |
| चळू | calu | 0.1 |
| छाळू | chalu | 0.1 |
| चाऴु | calu | 0.1 |
| Chalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାଲୁ | calu | 46.15 |
| ଚାଳୁ | calu | 28.21 |
| ଚଳୁ | calu | 10.26 |
| ଚଲୁ | calu | 7.69 |
| ଛାଲୁ | chalu | 5.13 |
| ଛାଳୁ | chalu | 2.56 |
| Chalu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆ་་ལུ། | chalu | 40 |
| ཆ་ལུ། | chalu | 20 |
| ཅ་ལུ། | chalu | 20 |
| ལྕ་ལུ་ | chalu | 20 |
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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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- 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 Chalu
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