Chawalek Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Chawalek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chawalek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Chawalek (65) may also be a first name.

Chawalek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chawalek is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chawalek.

How Common Is The Last Name Chawalek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Chawalek occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Chawalek reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 65 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawalik8810/
Hawallek886/
Chawałek886/
Cawaleck881/
Hawalik806/
Cavalek803/
Zawalek803/
Cawałek801/
Chabalik7535/
Chawełek751/
Chawołek751/
Cowaleck751/
Chawaliog711/
Cavalec67141/
Havalec6736/
Zawalik6718/
Habalik675/
Javalek674/
Cawalig672/
Zawałek672/
Hovalek671/
Zavalek671/
Jabalek671/
Covalek671/
Cowalyk671/
Havalik671/

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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 Chawalek
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