Chowk Surname
Approximately 427 people bear this surname
Chowk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 273 | 1:2,809,763 | 86,205 |
| Pakistan | 109 | 1:1,638,935 | 17,168 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chowk (188) may also be a first name.
Chowk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chowk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chowk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻙ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chowk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 692,305th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Chowk reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 188 people.
The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 2,809,763. In India Chowk is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent reside, Delhi, where 1 percent reside and Punjab, where 0 percent reside. Other than India Chowk is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 26 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chowke | 91 | 130 | / |
| Chowkz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chowck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Howk | 89 | 1,157 | / |
| Chawk | 80 | 182 | / |
| Howke | 80 | 57 | / |
| Chewk | 80 | 12 | / |
| Chowg | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chowq | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chovk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chofk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chuwk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howkg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chobk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jhowk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chawke | 73 | 428 | / |
| Chowgh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Choobk | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tchawk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuhwk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chobkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuwck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chovke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawk | 67 | 26,187 | / |
| Howg | 67 | 150 | / |
| Cofk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cowq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hobk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cowc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cawk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Covk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howx | 67 | 1 | / |
Chowk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chowk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻮﻙ | shwk | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chowk
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