Chula Surname
Approximately 6,267 people bear this surname
Chula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,453 | 1:31,782 | 3,472 |
| Tanzania | 807 | 1:65,603 | 6,947 |
| Thailand | 772 | 1:91,500 | 12,831 |
| Mexico | 764 | 1:162,469 | 4,841 |
| Zambia | 603 | 1:26,285 | 2,769 |
| South Africa | 596 | 1:90,902 | 11,139 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Brazil | 199 | 1:1,075,750 | 37,702 |
| United States | 126 | 1:2,876,658 | 169,773 |
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| Malaysia | 89 | 1:331,396 | 17,819 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Ukraine | 53 | 1:858,919 | 84,338 |
| Russia | 48 | 1:3,002,564 | 162,760 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Chula (10,020) may also be a first name.
Chula Demographics
Average Chula Salary in
United States
$32,767 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chula (Arabic: شلا, Bengali: চুলারায়, Hindi: चुला, Marathi: चुळा, Oriya: ଚୁଳା, Russian: Чула, Tibetan: ཆུ་ལ་) occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chula? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 78,007th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,162,844 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Chula live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 61,157th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 10,020 people.
The last name Chula is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,453 people, or 1 in 31,782. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 57 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 15 percent reside and Marsabit County, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 12 percent reside.
Chula Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chula has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chula last name expanded 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Chula surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.
The amount Chula earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 32.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,068 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.57% less than the national average, earning R 143,604 per year and in United States they earn 24.06% less than the national average, earning $32,767 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chula in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆུ་ལ་ | chula | - |
| Chula in the Bengali language | ||
| চুলারায় | cularaya | - |
| Chula in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚୁଳା | cula | 70.11 |
| ଚୂଳା | cula | 16.85 |
| ଚୁଲା | cula | 2.72 |
| ଚୂଳ | cula | 2.72 |
| ଚୁଳ | cula | 2.17 |
| ଚୁଲ | cula | 2.17 |
| ଚୂଲା | cula | 0.54 |
| Chula in the Hindi language | ||
| चुला | cula | 56.52 |
| चूला | cula | 43.48 |
| Chula in the Marathi language | ||
| चुळा | cula | 50 |
| चुला | cula | 25 |
| चूला | cula | 25 |
| Chula in the Russian language | ||
| Чула | cula | - |
| Chula in the Arabic language | ||
| شلا | shla | - |
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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 Chula
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