The Chala surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 187 people carried this name — #97,210 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 16% from 161 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
194 people named Chala have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 469 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Chala.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 38 people named Chala live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Chala.
- Chaffin 9,782 · U.S. census
- Chagnon 1,943 · U.S. census
- Chaille 195 · U.S. census
- Chain 1,380 · U.S. census
- Chair 139 · U.S. census
- Chaix 124 · U.S. census
- Chalabi 182 · U.S. census
- Chalas 401 · U.S. census
- Chale 187 · U.S. census
- Chalet 143 · U.S. census
- Chalifour 289 · U.S. census
- Challe 139 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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