Ah Chai Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ah Chai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ah Chai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1241:237,85713,554
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ah Chai (1,915) may also be a first name.

Ah Chai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ah Chai occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah Chai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ah Chai is the 1,328,442nd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ah Chai reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ah Chai is also the 173,572nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 1,915 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 237,857. In Malaysia Ah Chai is most common in: Kedah, where 20 percent are found, Johor, where 15 percent are found and Pahang, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 22 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah Hai9213/
Ah Cha924/
Ah Chi921/
Ah Choi8659/
Ah Scha8650/
Ah Chit8610/
Ah Chau868/
Ah Chui864/
Ah Chip862/
Ah Chat862/
Ah Chap862/
Ah Chay861/
Ah Chih861/
Ah Chio861/
Ah Chae861/
Ah Khai861/
Ah Ha8326/
Ah Hi831/
Ah Cheah804/
Ah Chaye802/
Ah Hui7724/
Ah Sai7712/
Ah Hoi7710/
Ah Hau775/
Ah Hah773/
Ah Sha771/
Ah Haa771/
Ah Shi771/
Ah Zai771/
Ah Kha771/
Ah Hoa771/
Ah Hay771/
Ah Has771/
Ah Che771/
Ah-Scha71105/
Ah Choy7155/
Ah Chee7141/
Ah Chye7115/
Ah Shui7115/
Ah Shah712/
Ah Chey711/
Ah Chou711/
Ah Khui711/
Ah Cher711/
Ah Choe711/
Ah Chze711/
Ah Shie711/
Ah Tchoy6749/
Ah-Hi673/
Ah Ji672/
Ah Si672/
Ah Sa671/
Ah Gi671/

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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 Ah Chai
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