Chockalingam Surname

219,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Chockalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chockalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7831:979,64941,630
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1491:61,4925,896
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Malaysia831:355,35218,862
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England241:2,321,58686,519
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Oman101:368,7975,193
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Chockalingam (602) may also be a first name.

Chockalingam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chockalingam (Marathi: चोच्कालीन्गम) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chockalingam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chockalingam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,336th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,907,531 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Chockalingam live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 340,659th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 602 people.

The last name Chockalingam is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 783 people, or 1 in 979,649. In India Chockalingam is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 68 percent live, Karnataka, where 8 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live.

Chockalingam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chockalingam are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64% registered with the political party.

The amount Chockalingam earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning R 242,496 per year; in United States they earn 50.38% more than the national average, earning $64,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.73% more than the national average, earning $57,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chockalingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chockalingam in the Marathi language
चोच्कालीन्गमcockalin'gama42.86
चोकिंलगमcokinlagama14.29
चोकालीन्गमcokalin'gama14.29
कोकािंलगमkokainlagama14.29
चोालीन्गमcoalin'gama14.29

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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
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