Chhal Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Chhal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 328 | 1:234,093 | 18,067 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
Chhal (638) may also be a first name.
Chhal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chhal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chhal (Hindi: छल, Marathi: छल, Oriya: ଛାଲ) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 783,439th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname Chhal is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chhal are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Chhal is also the 329,390th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 638 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 234,093. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Fars Province, where 74 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Iran Chhal occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chhal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chhal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଛାଲ | chala | 84.24 |
| ଛାଳ | chala | 11.17 |
| ଛଳ | chala | 2.01 |
| ଛଲ | chala | 0.86 |
| ଛାଲୁ | chalu | 0.29 |
| Chhal in the Hindi language | ||
| छल | chala | 78.79 |
| छाल | chala | 9.09 |
| छल्लाणी | challani | 6.06 |
| छल्ला | challa | 3.03 |
| छल्ली | challi | 3.03 |
| Chhal in the Marathi language | ||
| छल | chala | 35.71 |
| छाल | chala | 28.57 |
| चहाल | cahala | 14.29 |
| धल | dhala | 14.29 |
| व-छल | va-chala | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Chhal
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