Chaiya Surname
Approximately 17,851 people bear this surname
Chaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 17,734 | 1:3,983 | 108 |
| Cambodia | 36 | 1:430,198 | 3,994 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Chaiya (33,565) may also be a first name.
Chaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chaiya (Bengali: চাইয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻳﻌﺔ, Hindi: चइया, Marathi: छाया, Oriya: ଚାଇୟା) is most common in Thailand. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chaiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,936th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 408,243 people. The surname Chaiya occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chaiya live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Tai-Asia. Chaiya is also the 25,531st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 33,565 people.
It is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 17,734 people, or 1 in 3,983. In Thailand it is most common in: Chiang Rai Province, where 16 percent are found, Tak Province, where 8 percent are found and Chiang Mai Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Thailand this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chaiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chaiya in the Marathi language | ||
| छाया | chaya | 66.67 |
| चैया | caiya | 33.33 |
| Chaiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻳﻌﺔ | alshayt | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻳﻌﻪ | alshayh | 50 |
| Chaiya in the Bengali language | ||
| চাইয়া | ca'iya | 50 |
| চইয়া | ca'iya | 25 |
| চইযা | ca'iya | 25 |
| Chaiya in the Hindi language | ||
| चइया | ca'iya | 45.8 |
| चईया | ca'iya | 40.46 |
| चैया | caiya | 9.16 |
| चाइया | ca'iya | 2.29 |
| चाईया | ca'iya | 1.53 |
| छाया | chaya | 0.76 |
| Chaiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାଇୟା | ca'iya | 33.33 |
| ଚଇୟା | ca'iya | 25 |
| େଚୖୟା | ecaya | 25 |
| ଚୟା | caya | 8.33 |
| ଚାଇଆ | ca'i'a | 8.33 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chaiya
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