Cholaku Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cholaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cholaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Cholaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cholaku (Russian: Чолаку) is most common in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cholaku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cholaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Cholaku occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Cholaku reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 929,035. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Odessa Oblast, where 67 percent are found, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Not including Ukraine this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent are found and Moldova, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cholakou931/
Chollaku931/
Colaku9250/
Holaku921/
Chollakup884/
Cholakhup884/
Tcholakou881/
Collaku86576/
Chelaku8623/
Chalaku865/
Holakou861/
Holakud861/
Collakou804/
Chulyaku803/
Chalakou802/
Cholokou801/
Chulakou801/
Halaku7773/
Čolaku7741/
Calaku7710/
Hulaku779/
Çolaku775/
Tchalakou7513/
Kholakkhu754/
Chulakout751/
Çollaku713,420/
Ciolacu713,158/
Halakou7139/
Khalaku7138/
Callaku7118/
Halakhu7110/
Čollaku719/
Hulakud718/
Holakoo716/
Halakud716/
Halakau714/
Cheleku711/
Calakau711/
Halaiku711/
Tsolaku711/
Collacu711/
Tsolakou67367/
Hulakupp6717/
Khalakhu6711/
Hallakou679/
Halakhut674/
Khalakau673/
Chelekeu671/
Chalacud671/
Tsoliaku671/
Jhalakui671/

Cholaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cholaku in the Russian language
Чолакуcolaku-

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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 Cholaku
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