Chaw Surname

19,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Chaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar17,8451:2,911153
Pakistan5,5411:32,2401,561
Malaysia2,5171:11,7181,254
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Singapore2571:21,431849
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Thailand1101:642,167108,371
China601:22,788,6931,256
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Taiwan441:532,8353,989
Ecuador431:369,9039,697
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Australia281:964,13257,058
England271:2,063,63279,942
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Panama231:170,0985,250
Nicaragua161:376,3183,295
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Gambia41:480,863548
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Macau11:601,6301,582
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Chaw (36,658) may also be a first name.

Chaw Last Name Facts

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

Chaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻭ) occurs in Myanmar more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaw? popularity and diffusion

Chaw is the 19,517th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 259,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Chaw are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. Chaw is also the 23,849th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 36,658 people.

The last name is most frequent in Myanmar, where it is borne by 17,845 people, or 1 in 2,911. Other than Myanmar this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.

Chaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chaw last name increased 1,858 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chaw surname are 23.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Chaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 93.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,465 per year; in United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.92% less than the national average, earning $38,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawe893,675/
Schaw89199/
Chauw8943/
Chaiw8942/
Cheaw8927/
Cshaw8917/
Tchaw893/
Chawt892/
Chawz891/
Chayw891/
Chawp890/
Haw868,491/
Caw86656/
Tchawe80809/
Chauwe8014/
Schauw8011/
Chaiwe809/
Chawsh804/
Schawf802/
Schaws802/
Zschaw801/
Schawz801/
Chaywe801/
Chaawe801/
Chavws801/
Khaw751,080,438/
Shaw75808,364/
Chow75255,686/
Chab756,940/
Chav754,284/
Hawe752,436/
Hauw751,473/
Chaf75557/
Hawf7587/
Hajw7517/
Hsaw758/
Heaw757/
Cauw756/
Zhaw755/
Haaw754/
Ciaw754/
Hayw753/
Caaw753/
Haiw753/
Hawh752/
Haww752/
Hahw752/
Cawf751/
Caww751/
Ceaw750/
Caiw750/
Cawh750/
Chabowa731/
Chaiwwt731/
Schachw730/
Chaib6763,095/
Chafe673,930/
Chaab673,608/
Chowa673,098/
Chowe672,320/
Chaïb672,145/
Schow671,973/
Haiwe671,457/
Chaif671,037/
Schaf67851/
Khawe67680/
Chova67582/
Chhab67381/
Chaff67240/
Chaub67154/
Cheav67143/
Chauv67133/
Sahaw67118/
Chavs67116/
Khauw67116/
Hauwe67104/
Tshaw6797/
Cheab6778/
Shawh6749/
Chuow6748/
Chowh6744/
Heawe6741/
Shahw6727/
Chayb6727/
Shaaw6726/
Chaaf6725/
Chauf6721/
Chavz6716/
Chhav6714/
Chaiv6711/
Chabh6711/
Chouw679/
Kheaw679/
Chaft678/
Shawf678/
Hkhaw677/
Chaav677/
Hsiaw676/
Haasw675/
Choww675/
Chowz675/
Shauw674/
Shaww674/
Hashw674/
Sshaw674/
Cheiw673/
Choow673/
Tchow673/
Haawe673/
Tchab673/
Csauw672/
Chavh672/
Chavt672/
Cheaf672/
Sjhaw672/
Shasw672/
Sheaw672/
Shhaw672/
Khaiw672/
Haywe672/
Chaph672/
Khayw671/
Chavd671/
Hshaw671/
Hochw671/
Dshaw671/
Schachhw671/
Schav671/
Haïwe671/
Hassw671/
Zahaw671/
Chatf671/
Chafh671/
Czaws671/
Shajw671/
Hjaaw671/
Hawch670/
Heaws670/
Hawss670/
Cawpf670/
Shayw670/

Chaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﺎﻭshaw-

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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 Chaw
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