Chalw Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Chalw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1871:955,31512,672
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Chalw Last Name Facts

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

Chalw is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chalw is the 1,231,034th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Chalw are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 955,315. In Pakistan Chalw is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalwe9136,664/
Halw8926/
Calw896/
Tchalwe8348/
Chaalwe8346/
Halwe80263/
Chalf80142/
Chalb804/
Khalw803/
Halwf801/
Haylw801/
Hajlw801/
Hallw800/
Hailw800/
Cholwe73865/
Chalfe7316/
Schalf7312/
Schalb736/
Chailf731/
Cialwe731/
Challb731/
Hallwe731/
Healew731/
Khalwe731/
Chaulb730/
Shallw730/
Haylew730/
Choolwe671,199/
Tshalwe67766/
Half67404/
Calf67403/
Halb67354/
Chaylev6712/
Calv677/
Salw675/
Halv673/
Zalw672/
Schalph672/
Schalpf672/
Schalff671/
Colw671/
Tcholwe671/

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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 Chalw
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