Chawaf Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Chawaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chawaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium251:459,86646,150
France121:5,535,227269,324
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chawaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chawaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﻑ) is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chawaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chawaf is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Chawaf is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Chawaf are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Chawaf is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 459,866. In Belgium Chawaf is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 64 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 36 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawafe922/
Hawaf9111/
Shawaf833,022/
Khawaf831,749/
Chewaf83213/
Hawwaf834/
Chawav832/
Haswaf831/
Hawaif831/
Shawwaf7732/
Schawab7715/
Chavafe774/
Shawaaf772/
Chaiwab771/
Chawhab771/
Chouwaf771/
Cheiwaf771/
Sawaf736,858/
Hawaw735/
Zawaf731/
Habaf731/
Chabab674,103/
Sawwaf67232/
Chewav6796/
Shabaf6753/
Hawhaw678/
Chavav675/
Shavaf673/
Hauwaw672/
Showaf671/
Jhawab671/
Shawaw671/
Shawav671/
Haawab671/
Chavab671/
Chevaf671/

Chawaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chawaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﻑalshwaf-

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