Chowk Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Chowk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chowk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2731:2,809,76386,205
Pakistan1091:1,638,93517,168
England151:3,714,537119,675
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowke91130/
Chowkz911/
Chowck911/
Howk891,157/
Chawk80182/
Howke8057/
Chewk8012/
Chowg807/
Chowq803/
Chovk802/
Chofk801/
Chuwk801/
Howkg801/
Howck801/
Chobk801/
Jhowk800/
Chawke73428/
Chowgh734/
Choobk734/
Tchawk731/
Chuhwk731/
Chobkh731/
Chuwck731/
Chovke731/
Hawk6726,187/
Howg67150/
Cofk672/
Cowq672/
Hobk671/
Hofk671/
Cowc671/
Cawk671/
Covk671/
Howc671/
Howx671/

Chowk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chowk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻮﻙshwk-

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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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