Chauhary Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Chauhary Surname User-submission:

It means the head of a village or a person owning a significant area of land. It is also a sub-caste for Arain, Gujjar and Jutt.

Chauhary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India771:9,961,888192,972
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chauhary (11) may also be a first name.

Chauhary Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means the head of a village or a person owning a significant area of land. It is also a sub-caste for Arain, Gujjar and Jutt.

- amansiddiqui

Chauhary Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chauhary (Hindi: चौधरी, Marathi: चौधरी) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chauhary? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Chauhary is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Chauhary are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 9,961,888. In India Chauhary is mostly concentrated in: Delhi, where 38 percent are found, Bihar, where 36 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 15 percent are found and Pakistan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chauhary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chauhary in the Marathi language
चौधरीcaudhari85.71
चौहायर्cauhayar14.29
Chauhary in the Hindi language
चौधरीcaudhari66.67
चौहरीcauhari16.67
चौध्ारीcaudhari16.67

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