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 last name Chowk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻮﻙ) is found most frequently in India. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chowk.
How Common Is The Last Name Chowk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chowk is the 692,305th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Chowk reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chowk is also the 663,277th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 188 people.
The last name Chowk is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 2,809,763. In India Chowk is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Delhi, where 1 percent are found and Punjab, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 26 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
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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