Chauw Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Chauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Chauw (69) may also be a first name.

Chauw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chauw (Hindi: छउवा) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chauw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Chauw reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 69 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 3,574,303. In Indonesia Chauw is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 78 percent are found, North Sulawesi, where 16 percent are found and Jakarta, where 3 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Chauw exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 5 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chauwe9114/
Schauw9111/
Chaw8928,098/
Hauw891,473/
Chuw8916/
Cauw896/
Chaujiw839/
Chaiauw832/
Chauewe831/
Chawe803,675/
Chuwe80311/
Schaw80199/
Chaub80154/
Chauv80133/
Khauw80116/
Hauwe80104/
Chaiw8042/
Cheaw8027/
Chauf8021/
Cshaw8017/
Chouw809/
Shauw804/
Tchaw803/
Chujw803/
Csauw802/
Chawt802/
Chawz801/
Chuhw801/
Chayw801/
Chawp800/
Haw758,491/
Caw75656/
Huw7538/
Cuw754/
Schauf732,228/
Schouw731,678/
Tchawe73809/
Chauff7364/
Khauwe7352/
Hayuwe7315/
Chuyow739/
Chaiwe739/
D'Hauw737/
Chayaw736/
Chawsh734/
Chhauv733/
Schauv733/
Schawf732/
Schaws732/
Chaufe732/
Chajub732/
Cheuwe732/
Cahyaw732/
Chujiw732/
Chouwe731/
Chaueb731/
Chauev731/
Zschaw731/
Schawz731/
Chajuf731/
Chaywe731/
Chaawe731/
Scheuw731/
Schëuw731/
Caihaw731/
Chujew731/
Chavws731/
Cheyaw731/
Schaew730/
Khaw671,080,438/
Shaw67808,364/
Chow67255,686/
Chub6781,428/
Chab676,940/
Hauf674,813/
Chav674,284/
Hawe672,436/
Huwe672,243/
Haub672,001/
Schauff67998/
Chuv67610/
Chaf67557/
Chauffe67285/
D'Hauwe67265/
Houw67265/
Sauw67204/
Schouws67116/
Hawf6787/
Chiyawe6766/
Tshauwe6755/
Tchouwe6745/
Tcheuwe6726/
Chawewe6720/
Hajw6717/
Khuw6716/
Shuw6712/
Heuw6711/
Chaihow679/
Hsaw678/
Heaw677/
Couw676/
Chaihaw676/
Zhaw675/
Haaw674/
Ciaw674/
Cauf673/
Huwt673/
Hayw673/
Chuf673/
Caaw673/
Haiw673/
Cauv672/
Chayowa672/
Hauv672/
Hawh672/
Haww672/
Hahw672/
Czuw672/
Chabowa671/
Zhuw671/
Schauft671/
Schausf671/
Huiw671/
Chaiiwe671/
Cheeyaw671/
Tcuw671/
Cawf671/
Caww671/
Chaiwwt671/
Cuvw671/
Cuwh671/
Dcuw671/
Jhuw671/
Huhw671/
Hsuw671/
Hhuw671/
Huww671/
Huwz671/
Hxuw671/
Schauph670/
Ceaw670/
Schachw670/
Tschaew670/
Caiw670/
Schaupf670/

Chauw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chauw in the Hindi language
छउवाcha'uva-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chauw
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