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.

DNA test information

Ah Chai Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 is found most in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Ah Chai is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ah Chai are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ah Chai is also the 173,572nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 1,915 people.

The last name Ah Chai is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 237,857. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kedah, where 20 percent live, Johor, where 15 percent live and Pahang, where 15 percent live. Aside from Malaysia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 22 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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