Chawl Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Chawl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chawl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India941:8,160,270170,569
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Chawl (50) may also be a first name.

Chawl Last Name Facts

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

Chawl (Marathi: चाल) is found most in India. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chawl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chawl reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 50 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 8,160,270. In India Chawl is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent are found, Telangana, where 9 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India Chawl occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawle9196/
Schawl9192/
Chawil912/
Chawlh911/
Cawl89278/
Hawl8945/
Schawll8310/
Chawleh834/
Chauwel833/
Chawlet831/
Schaawl831/
Shawl803,998/
Cawil802,596/
Hawil802,359/
Chowl80954/
Hawle80447/
Khawl8012/
Chavl809/
Cawll803/
Chewl801/
Chabl801/
Jhawl801/
Hawld800/
Hawll800/
Schawill7723/
Chabil731,490/
Cauwel73421/
Hauwel73396/
Schabl73339/
Chabel73328/
Khawle73165/
Chavle73152/
Chowil7330/
Haweel7321/
Hawill7314/
Chowle7313/
Shawil7311/
Chowel7311/
Shawll739/
Hawlhe736/
Khawil735/
Cawill733/
Chowll733/
Cheewl732/
Chewil732/
Schowl732/
Chewel732/
Haswll731/
Haawle731/
Hhawil731/
Sahawl731/
Hawgil731/
Chasswell711/
Howl67710/
Habl67704/
Cowl67538/
Chowell67240/
Sawl67137/
Chhabil6740/
Tshawil6721/
Chabeel6720/
Chabell6713/
Chaubel6710/
Shawled679/
Shawoel679/
Chewell676/
Haywill675/
Havl674/
Cavl673/
Chabill673/
Hauwell673/
Shaweel672/
Schavle672/
Sahawil671/
Schaibl671/
Haywell671/
Schowel671/
Chaibel671/
Ceaweel671/
Chaabel671/
Chaibil671/
Chavhle671/
Schowll670/
Cauwell670/
Hawwell670/
Shawill670/
Heawell670/

Chawl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chawl in the Marathi language
चालcala75.56
चाळcala24.44

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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 Chawl
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