Cholu Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Cholu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Cholu (215) may also be a first name.
Cholu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cholu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cholu (Georgian: ჩოლუ, Hindi: चोलू, Marathi: चोलू) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cholu? popularity and diffusion
Cholu is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Cholu is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Cholu are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cholu is also the 616,131st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 215 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Cholu is most common in: Delta, where 71 percent live, Oyo, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cholu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cholu in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩოლუ | cholu | - |
| Cholu in the Hindi language | ||
| चोलू | colu | 83.33 |
| छोलू | cholu | 16.67 |
| Cholu in the Marathi language | ||
| चोलू | colu | 66.67 |
| चोलु | colu | 16.67 |
| छोटू | chotu | 16.67 |
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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 Cholu
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