Chair Surname
Approximately 5,304 people bear this surname
Chair Surname User-submission:
Chair is an Arabic Moroccan surname, that means 'poet' or 'barley'.
Chair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,977 | 1:17,439 | 2,658 |
| Indonesia | 1,219 | 1:108,490 | 11,110 |
| Algeria | 1,011 | 1:38,211 | 6,912 |
| France | 314 | 1:211,537 | 32,901 |
| Spain | 230 | 1:203,270 | 13,886 |
| India | 219 | 1:3,502,582 | 99,542 |
| Ecuador | 77 | 1:206,569 | 7,938 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 1:436,182 | 20,063 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Chair (747) may also be a first name.
Chair Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Chair is an Arabic Moroccan surname, that means 'poet' or 'barley'.
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Chair Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Chair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chair Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chair (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ, Hindi: चैर, Marathi: चोैर, Oriya: ଚଇର) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chair? popularity and diffusion
It is the 90,378th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,373,972 people. The last name Chair is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Chair live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 56 percent live in Mahgreb. Chair is also the 300,818th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 747 people.
The surname is most widely held in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,977 people, or 1 in 17,439. Aside from Morocco this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Algeria, where 19 percent live.
Chair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chair has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Chair last name contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chair Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chair last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Chair earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,100 per year and in South Africa they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning R 268,644 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chair in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮ | alshar | - |
| Chair in the Marathi language | ||
| चोैर | coaira | - |
| Chair in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଇର | ca'ira | 66.67 |
| ଚାଇର | ca'ira | 33.33 |
| Chair in the Hindi language | ||
| चैर | caira | 50 |
| चैयर | caiyara | 50 |
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