Chohan Surname
Approximately 54,032 people bear this surname
Chohan Surname User-submission:
Descandants of White Huns, the Chahals (Chols of European history) in the fourth century AD, were settled on the east of Caspian sea. This was the period when Chahals were occupying Zabulistan in the Ghazni area. Ancestry is Central Asian and due to interbreeding with natives it is Indian, Iranian, and Turkish.
Read More About This SurnameChohan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 29,077 | 1:6,144 | 541 |
| India | 14,339 | 1:53,495 | 3,664 |
| England | 3,721 | 1:14,974 | 2,214 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,590 | 1:19,406 | 2,666 |
| United States | 1,088 | 1:333,142 | 30,135 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,045 | 1:8,768 | 1,090 |
| Canada | 941 | 1:39,156 | 4,909 |
| South Africa | 648 | 1:83,608 | 10,314 |
| Tanzania | 373 | 1:141,935 | 13,029 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Qatar | 178 | 1:13,247 | 1,453 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| Germany | 74 | 1:1,087,912 | 72,931 |
| Scotland | 59 | 1:90,743 | 6,412 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Denmark | 42 | 1:134,398 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Chohan (1,661) may also be a first name.
Chohan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Descandants of White Huns, the Chahals (Chols of European history) in the fourth century AD, were settled on the east of Caspian sea. This was the period when Chahals were occupying Zabulistan in the Ghazni area. Ancestry is Central Asian and due to interbreeding with natives it is Indian, Iranian, and Turkish.
However, the name Chahal is shared by another clan and inter mixing has occurred; so ancestry is mixed. The name Chahal can be found native to Lebanon, Israel and Central Asian countries.
- hsingh1861It is a clan of BirGurjar that is actually hun, this surname is found in various castes.
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Chohan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chohan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chohan (Hindi: चोहान, Marathi: चौहान, Oriya: େଚାହାନ) is found most in Pakistan. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chohan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chohan is the 10,420th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 134,875 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Chohan are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 188,949th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 1,661 people.
The surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 29,077 people, or 1 in 6,144. In Pakistan Chohan is primarily found in: Sindh, where 48 percent are found, Punjab, where 40 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan it occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Chohan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chohan has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Chohan last name rose 186,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chohan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chohan surname are 2.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.63% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chohan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning 308,317 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.55% less than the national average, earning R 205,428 per year; in United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $58,618 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chohan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chohan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚାହାନ | ecahana | 82.61 |
| ହରିଜନ | harijana | 13.04 |
| େଚୗହାନ | ecahana | 4.35 |
| Chohan in the Hindi language | ||
| चोहान | cohana | 82.53 |
| चौहान | cauhana | 7.79 |
| चोहन | cohana | 7.07 |
| चॉहान | cohana | 1.34 |
| छोहन | chohana | 0.42 |
| चॊहान | cohana | 0.2 |
| चोैहान | coaihana | 0.16 |
| छोहना | chohana | 0.13 |
| चेोहान | ceohana | 0.1 |
| चांहान | canhana | 0.07 |
| चोहाण | cohana | 0.07 |
| चौहन | cauhana | 0.07 |
| चॉहन | cohana | 0.03 |
| चैाहान | caiahana | 0.03 |
| Chohan in the Marathi language | ||
| चौहान | cauhana | 33.03 |
| हाण | hana | 21.67 |
| चोहान | cohana | 21.52 |
| चोहन | cohana | 9.27 |
| हान | hana | 4.78 |
| चौहाण | cauhana | 4.78 |
| चेोहान | ceohana | 1.49 |
| मोहन | mohana | 0.45 |
| चोहण | cohana | 0.45 |
| चोहाण | cohana | 0.45 |
| चेोहाण | ceohana | 0.3 |
| चॉहान | cohana | 0.3 |
| चैहान | caihana | 0.15 |
| चोैहाण | coaihana | 0.15 |
| छोहन | chohana | 0.15 |
| चोॅहान | coehana | 0.15 |
| सोहन | sohana | 0.15 |
| चोवन | covana | 0.15 |
| चाोहान | caohana | 0.15 |
| रोहन | rohana | 0.15 |
| चौहन | cauhana | 0.15 |
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