Chol Surname
Approximately 318,899 people bear this surname
Chol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 259,457 | 1:44 | 2 |
| Sudan | 50,680 | 1:740 | 91 |
| Kenya | 4,724 | 1:9,776 | 1,250 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| France | 420 | 1:158,149 | 24,553 |
| United States | 344 | 1:1,053,660 | 77,038 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Iran | 128 | 1:599,863 | 33,366 |
| Australia | 124 | 1:217,707 | 20,896 |
| Mexico | 114 | 1:1,088,826 | 13,775 |
| Ukraine | 108 | 1:421,506 | 50,410 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| Cambodia | 42 | 1:368,742 | 3,778 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| North Korea | 4 | 1:6,279,262 | 91 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Chól (1) are calculated separately.
Chol (220,924) may also be a first name.
Chol Demographics
Average Chol Salary in
United States
$41,226 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chol Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chol (Hindi: चोल, Marathi: चोल, Oriya: େଚାଲ, Russian: Чол) is carried by more people in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Chól. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chol? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,722nd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,852 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chol reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chol is also the 4,727th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 220,924 people.
The surname Chol is most common in South Sudan, where it is borne by 259,457 people, or 1 in 44. Outside of South Sudan this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Chol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chol has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chol last name grew 4,914 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Chol last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chol earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $41,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.18% less than the national average, earning $34,687 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chol in the Hindi language | ||
| चोल | cola | - |
| Chol in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚାଲ | ecala | 74.51 |
| େଚାଳ | ecala | 25.49 |
| Chol in the Marathi language | ||
| चोल | cola | 61.11 |
| चोळ | cola | 22.22 |
| चॉल | cola | 16.67 |
| Chol in the Russian language | ||
| Чол | col | - |
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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 Chol
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