Chait Surname
Approximately 2,873 people bear this surname
Chait Surname Definition:
“Tailor” in Hebrew.
Chait Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,355 | 1:267,497 | 25,163 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| South Africa | 251 | 1:215,847 | 22,737 |
| Algeria | 154 | 1:250,854 | 27,101 |
| Argentina | 130 | 1:328,795 | 26,002 |
| Spain | 106 | 1:441,057 | 23,230 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Chaït (4) are calculated separately.
Chait (7,340) may also be a first name.
Chait Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Tailor” in Hebrew.
(Hebrew) One who made outer garments, a tailor.
(from an ancestor's occupation) From Hebrew hayat, “tailor.”
Chait Demographics
Chait Political Affiliation
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Chait Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chait Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chait (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺎﻋﺖ, Hindi: चैत, Marathi: चैत, Oriya: ଚଇତ, Tibetan: ཅེད་) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Chaït. For other possible spellings of Chait click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chait? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 153,066th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,536,563 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Chait live; 50 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 75,206th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 7,340 people.
The last name Chait is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,355 people, or 1 in 267,497. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 25 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
Chait Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chait has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 135,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chait Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chait surname are 44.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chait earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 444.92% more than the national average, earning R 1,294,930 per year; in United States they earn 30.58% more than the national average, earning $56,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.16% more than the national average, earning $86,527 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chait Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chait in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺎﻋﺖ | shat | - |
| Chait in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཅེད་ | ché | - |
| Chait in the Hindi language | ||
| चैत | caita | 94.08 |
| चइत | ca'ita | 4.36 |
| चईत | ca'ita | 1.25 |
| चाइट | ca'ita | 0.16 |
| Chait in the Marathi language | ||
| चैत | caita | 88.89 |
| चईत | ca'ita | 7.41 |
| चै | cai | 3.7 |
| Chait in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଇତ | ca'ita | 71.12 |
| େଚୖତ | ecata | 22.99 |
| ଚଈତ | ca'ita | 3.21 |
| ଚାଇତ | ca'ita | 1.07 |
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Footnotes
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