Chalai Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Chalai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chalai (352) may also be a first name.
Chalai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chalai (Bengali: ছালই, Hindi: चलाई, Marathi: चलई, Oriya: ଚାଲାଇ) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalai? popularity and diffusion
Chalai is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Chalai reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Chalai is also the 464,438th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 352 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,502,944. In Thailand Chalai is most common in: Chiang Mai Province, where 70 percent are found, Nonthaburi Province, where 15 percent are found and Bangkok, where 2 percent are found. Other than Thailand this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 44 percent are found and Ukraine, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chalai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chalai in the Marathi language | ||
| चलई | cala'i | - |
| Chalai in the Hindi language | ||
| चलाई | cala'i | 75 |
| चलई | cala'i | 25 |
| Chalai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାଲାଇ | cala'i | 75 |
| ଚଲାଈ | cala'i | 25 |
| Chalai in the Bengali language | ||
| ছালই | chala'i | 33.33 |
| চালাই | cala'i | 33.33 |
| চলই | cala'i | 33.33 |
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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
- 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 Chalai
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