Chaai Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Chaai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Thailand | 85 | 1:831,039 | 133,417 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Chaai (39) may also be a first name.
Chaai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chaai (Marathi: छाया) is found most in Morocco. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,009,375th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Chaai live; 54 percent live in North Africa and 54 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 39 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Not including Morocco Chaai is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 34 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaai in the Marathi language | ||
| छाया | chaya | - |
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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 Chaai
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