Where Does The Last Name Chehlawi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chehlawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻼﻭﻯ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chehlawi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,931,261^st most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. Chehlawi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chehlawi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Chehlawi is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 46,010. In Mauritania Chehlawi is primarily concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 70 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 29 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.