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    The surname Challa

    A Telugu surname, carried by 802 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C400

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Challa is more common than 81.9% of them.

    Origin

    Telugu origin

    Borrowed from Telugu చల్లా (callā). This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 802 people named Challa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 384,969 Americans. That is up 164% since 2000, when the Census counted 304.

    #29,447
    rank among US surnames
    802
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +163.8%
    change since 2000 (was #61,713)

    Who is named Challa

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    85% of people named Challa identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Challa

    Challa has the Soundex code C400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C400.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Challa come from?
    Borrowed from Telugu చల్లా (callā). This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh.
    How common is the surname Challa?
    802 people in the United States had the surname Challa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 384,969 Americans. It ranked 29,447th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Challa?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Challa identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Challa getting more or less common?
    More common. 304 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 802 in 2010, up 164%.