Chawk Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Chawk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chawk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran721:1,066,42448,180
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Chawk (142) may also be a first name.

Chawk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chawk occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chawk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,263,456th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Chawk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Chawk reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Chawk is also the 775,413th most common first name world-wide It is held by 142 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 1,066,424. In Iran Chawk is primarily concentrated in: Hormozgan Province, where 60 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 19 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Iran Chawk occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 18 percent are found.

Chawk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chawk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chawk surname increased 321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chawk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chawk surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Chawk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawke91428/
Tchawk911/
Hawk8926,187/
Cawk891/
Hawke8010,755/
Chowk80427/
Hawck8047/
Chewk8012/
Hawkk804/
Chawg803/
Haswk803/
Chawq801/
Cawkg801/
Chabk801/
Chowke73130/
Chavke73104/
Chafke735/
Chowck731/
Khawkh731/
Chowkz731/
Tchawg731/
Hawcke731/
Khawke731/
Hawwks730/
Heawek730/
Howk671,157/
Habk67123/
Hawg6713/
Hawq677/
Havk674/
Zawk673/
Hafk672/
Chaivke672/
Chavkhe671/

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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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  • 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 Chawk
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