Chhau Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chhau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Chhau (2,882) may also be a first name.
Chhau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chhau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chhau (Hindi: छाऊ, Marathi: छाऊ, Oriya: ଛଉ) occurs most in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Chhau reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 135,422nd most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 2,882 people.
Chhau is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Chhau is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent reside and West Bengal, where 50 percent reside. Not including India Chhau exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chhau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chhau in the Hindi language | ||
| छाऊ | cha'u | 81.8 |
| छाउ | cha'u | 15.11 |
| छऊ | cha'u | 1.97 |
| छउ | cha'u | 0.56 |
| छाु | chau | 0.45 |
| छाउ् | cha'u | 0.06 |
| छाू | chau | 0.06 |
| Chhau in the Oriya language | ||
| ଛଉ | cha'u | 72.73 |
| ଛାଉ | cha'u | 18.18 |
| ଛଉାଇଁ | chaua'im | 9.09 |
| Chhau in the Marathi language | ||
| छाऊ | cha'u | 50 |
| छाउ | cha'u | 25 |
| छउ | cha'u | 25 |
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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 Chhau
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