Chowra Surname

130,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Chowra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chowra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,3711:227,54813,390
Poland451:844,63965,213
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chowra (24) may also be a first name.

Chowra Last Name Facts

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

Chowra is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chowra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 130,621st most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,104,403 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Chowra are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Chowra is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 3,371 people, or 1 in 227,548. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 93 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 4 percent reside and West Bengal, where 2 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowrah92128/
Chowray92113/
Chouwra9220/
Chowraj924/
Chowrai921/
Cowra9110/
Howra912/
Chowraha869/
Chowrauy861/
Chawra833,439/
Chobra83581/
Chowre83107/
Chowri8375/
Chuwra8349/
Chewra8317/
Howray8315/
Showra8314/
Chowry8312/
Chowro837/
Chovra835/
Zhowra833/
Cowrea832/
Houwra831/
Cowray830/
Chowrey7760/
Chawraj7745/
Chawrra7743/
Chowree7734/
Chhawra7732/
Chowroo7725/
Chawrah7724/
Chawrat7721/
Chawrai7720/
Showrai7718/
Chauwra7710/
Tchobra774/
Cowreea774/
Khowrai774/
Chobrai774/
Chhobra773/
Chawrad772/
Chawray771/
Chovrea771/
Chawrea771/
Chawrha771/
Tchawra771/
Howrayd770/
Howry73826/
Sowra73208/
Covra7353/
Hawra7347/
Hobra7338/
Zowra7323/
Hovra737/
Howre734/
Cawra732/
Howri732/
Chawrrah7117/
Chovraya715/
Chawraha711/
Chawrais710/
Chabra672,962/
Howrey67453/
Chawre67432/
Chawro67309/
Shobra67306/
Sowray67191/
Ciobra67160/
Hovras67154/
Howrie67122/
Chovry6774/
Sowrah6734/
Chavra6734/
Couvra6734/
Shawra6731/
Chawri6730/
Hovray6729/
Khawra6727/
Hawraj6722/
Chubra6720/
Chobry6719/
Covrea6713/
Hawrat6713/
Houvra6712/
Chawry677/
Hobraj677/
Chovre676/
Hawraa676/
Showro676/
Chovri675/
Cawray673/
Khowry672/
Hovrah671/
Jhawra671/
Howred671/
Howrei671/
Hobray671/
Sowraj671/
Sowrra671/
Sowrad671/
Hobrľa671/
Hawrad671/
Hawrah671/
Khowri671/
Sowrai671/
Souwra671/
Jowraj671/
Hovraz671/
Cowrey670/
Cowroy670/
Howris670/

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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 Chowra
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