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
Chaiya (Bengali: চাইয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻳﻌﺔ, Hindi: चइया, Marathi: छाया, Oriya: ଚାଇୟା) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chaiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,936th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 408,243 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chaiya reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Chaiya is also the 25,531st most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 33,565 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 17,734 people, or 1 in 3,983. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Chiang Rai Province, where 16 percent reside, Tak Province, where 8 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Thailand it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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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- 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 Chaiya
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