Chater Surname

53,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Chater Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the escheator' , one who inquired into escheats. After the death of a tenant an inquiry was made, and if there was failure of issue, the land escheated or lapsed to his lord. It was the same after attainder for treason or felony.

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Chater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4,3961:7,8431,025
Algeria1,6871:22,9004,180
England1,6651:33,4644,424
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Australia2751:98,16611,125
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
France1041:638,68083,098
Mauritania831:49,3363,645
India751:10,227,538196,136
Spain501:935,04135,950
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Wales431:71,9666,223
Tunisia421:14,5392,384
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Liberia91:489,83723,279
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Falkland Islands81:39268
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9101:26,7863,670
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Chatèr (1) are calculated separately.

Chater (651) may also be a first name.

Chater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the escheator' , one who inquired into escheats. After the death of a tenant an inquiry was made, and if there was failure of issue, the land escheated or lapsed to his lord. It was the same after attainder for treason or felony. Possibly Cater (which see, but the above is almost certainly the true derivation (v. Cheat in Skeat's Dictionary). (2) Offic. 'the chater,' v. Cater; compare Candler and Chandler, &c.

Henry Escactor, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph le Chatere, Warwickshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Stephen le Chatere, Warwickshire, ibid.

Thomas Chetur, smyth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Walter le Chatur, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes le Chatur, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1737. Married — Thomas Cheater and Sarah Blackstaff: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1801. — John Jeans and Martha Chater: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Escheator [from Anglo-French eschete, an escheat; Low Latin excadere, to fall to one’s share] We find the obsolete form cheater in Shakespeare— I will be cheater to them both, and they shall be exchequers to me.— Merry Wives, I. 3 2 palatal form of Cater, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A river of Rutlandshire is so called. See Chaytor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

An Armenian surname, exclusive to the diaspora east of Armenia - particularly Iran and India. It is an Anglicisation of the forename, Tsatur, which means 'gave'. It may be a shorter version of the name, Astvatsatur or Astwachater, which means 'God gave'. The Armenian version of the surname is Tsaturyan or Caturyan.

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Chater Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chater Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chater (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻃﺮ, Hindi: चतर, Marathi: चतेर, Oriya: ଚାେଟର୍, Russian: Чатер) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Chatèr. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chater? popularity and diffusion

Chater is the 53,140th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 757,777 people. The surname Chater occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Chater are found; 64 percent are found in North Africa and 64 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 325,541st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 651 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 4,396 people, or 1 in 7,843. Excluding Morocco this last name occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 18 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Chater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chater has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Chater last name rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,345 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chater Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chater last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Chater last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.44% registered with the party.

The amount Chater earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 172.35% more than the national average, earning R 647,196 per year; in United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $49,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chatèr941/
Cheater92668/
Chateur92504/
Chatter92435/
Chaiter92188/
Chatere92110/
Chayter9273/
Chaster9270/
Chajter9254/
Schater9214/
Chatier9213/
Chhater927/
Chather924/
Chauter924/
Chaater921/
Chatear921/
Chahter920/
Chate9122,270/
Cater9111,314/
Hater911,872/
Schatter86107/
Schaiter8669/
Tschater8623/
Schajter8612/
Chhatter869/
Chaitter868/
Chattier867/
Schaster864/
Chauster864/
Scheater862/
Cheather862/
Chachter861/
Chathere861/
Chatteer861/
Chhatere861/
Schazter861/
Schatier861/
Chasster861/
Chastere861/
Chattert861/
Chautere861/
Cheatter860/
Chauther860/
Khater8382,657/
Shater8312,201/
Hayter838,826/
Hatter835,475/
Heater834,661/
Chatte832,689/
Chatre832,173/
Cather831,872/
Chatir831,665/
Chathe831,301/
Hauter831,102/
Catter831,048/
Chates83986/
Hatier83548/
Haster83456/
Hather83428/
Chatei83280/
Hatert83232/
Chatet83196/
Chaste83185/
Catier83176/
Haiter83157/
Chatez83150/
Chaute83132/
Chatee83113/
Cauter83102/
Chateh8385/
Chatey8378/
Chaite8373/
Cheter8365/
Chaate8351/
Choter8346/
Haterd8311/
Schate8311/
Chhate838/
Chatie838/
Chateu838/
Caiter837/
Cheate836/
Hajter835/
Cadter835/
Hateer833/
Chatea833/
Chayte832/
Chahte832/
Caterr832/
Chatep832/
Cateer831/
Ceater831/
Chatge831/
Hatear831/
Zchate831/
Hateir831/
Hatejr831/
Hatere831/
Chated831/
Cohter831/
Cayter830/
Haater830/
Hate8011,368/
Schauster80144/
Schaither8013/
Schaitter809/
Tschatter803/
Schasteer801/
Schayster801/
Tschauter801/
Chattejre801/
Schautter800/
Heather779,551/
Chhatre772,911/
Khatter772,012/
Chauthe771,675/
Hautier771,671/
Khatere771,500/
Chhatei771,138/
Schatte771,096/
Chatthe77722/
Chaitee77671/
Hastert77658/
Shatter77555/
Heaster77435/
Cattier77405/
Hattier77389/
Chaitep77385/
Chouter77286/
Hajster77223/
Chetter77222/
Chattey77188/
Heatter77155/
Khaiter77151/
Shayter77145/
Chautre77144/
Chathep77138/
Chahate77117/
Haaster77109/
Haither77103/
Shather7797/
Hauther7782/
Cautier7774/
Sachter7771/
Haitter7767/
Cautter7760/
Cathier7758/
Chhatir7751/
Chastey7750/
Haydter7750/
Cheatep7742/
Hautter7737/
Khateer7735/
Shaiter7730/
Hasteer7729/
Chattie7727/
Cheeter7726/
Cojhter7726/
Chaited7725/
Haister7724/
Schadte7723/
Khayter7722/
Shaterr7722/
Sheater7720/
Chatteh7720/
Schoter7718/
Chaithe7713/
Chatire7713/
Chattre7712/
Khather7712/
Schaate7712/
Chashte7711/
Hattert7711/
Chehter7710/
Chattir7710/
Schaite7710/
Chaytee7710/
Shaster778/
Khateir778/
Shatear778/
Chaiteh778/
Chaitre777/
Chotter777/
Chattez777/
Chaites777/
Chhatte776/
Hatther776/
Chattee776/
Hayster776/
Hautere776/
Chaitet776/
Cahtter775/
Chhated775/
Chaitte775/
Chaitir775/
Hayther774/
Cheteer774/
Chaatre774/
Chasteh774/
Hauster774/
Choster774/
Shaater774/
Chaatet774/
Chatuir774/
Cheatea774/
Shahter773/
Chauteh773/
Chautte773/
Chauste773/
Ceather772/
Shazter772/
Shauter772/
Hateher772/
Chautie772/
Hathier772/
Shateer772/
Khauter771/
Catheir771/
Chaathe771/
Chachte771/
Chahthe771/
Chastir771/
Chatesh771/
Chathie771/
Chathre771/
Chhathe771/
Chhaute771/
Chchate771/
Cheatie771/
Hasther771/
Hastter771/
Schaute771/
Chother771/
Chastee771/
Chuiter771/
Schates771/
Khaterh771/
Haather771/
Haitier771/
Chooter771/
Chotier771/
Chatair771/
Cheiter771/
Chetier771/
Jahater771/
Chatihe771/
Chaitie771/
Chahteh771/
Chathet771/
Chauted771/
Chether771/
Cheatte770/
Schatez770/
Sceater770/
Hasterd770/
Shatger770/
Shadter770/
Hachter770/
Catther770/
Couhter770/
Hattere770/
Chathey770/
Chastet770/
Haterre770/
Schaachter751/
Schaschter751/
Scheauster751/
Schausther751/
Chata7312,037/
Hatte733,480/
Chati733,304/
Sater733,117/
Haste732,739/
Khate732,716/
Zater731,902/
Hates731,881/
Chote731,429/
Shate731,333/
Hatje731,098/
Coter73680/
Chaty73503/
Čater73440/
Jater73389/
Hatet73376/
Haite73363/
Haute73345/
Heate73316/
Hoter73277/
Hayte73168/
Hatir73141/
Hatei73130/
Catir73113/
Hatre7384/
Hatey7360/
Hatea7343/
Hathe7342/
Hatee7332/
Hatez7327/
Hatep7325/
Hatie7324/
Hateh7321/
Haate7318/
Chaté7318/
Hadte7311/
Hated7310/
Höter7310/
Xhate739/
Hajte738/
Haïte736/
Hatej733/
Šater732/
Chatá731/
Xater731/
Ceate730/
Catyr730/
Chaithep713,775/
Sheather712,076/
Seichter711,645/
Scheiter71976/
Schotter71655/
Chaithet71639/
Schoster71259/
Scheuter71227/
Haastert71223/
Shachter71171/
Hauthier7183/
Schattie7172/
Hajszter7165/
Chauthie7150/
Chettier7144/
Hauterre7143/
Choutier7135/
Schautes7125/
Schooter7123/
Chouster7118/
Khatheer7111/
Scheyter718/
Shasther717/
Caterova715/
Chaththe715/
Chaustez715/
Chaithed715/
Schaites713/
Hasstert712/
Hasteert712/
Chettear712/
Schouter712/
Chottier712/
Khateare711/
Chahatee711/
Chahatre711/
Chaitair711/
Chaitesh711/
Chaittir711/
Chastair711/
Chathead711/
Chattior711/
Chetterr711/
Chhetter711/
Chautheu711/
Hautherr711/
Scheatte711/
Shatheer711/
Shauster711/
Khaither711/
Haydther711/
Heathetr711/
Khateere711/
Khatheir711/
Shaister711/
Shahterh711/
Schatterova711/
Schattet711/
Schattey711/
Chatoire711/
Chastihe711/
Chaustes711/
Chethier711/
Heichter711/
Chastedt711/
Schodter711/
Khayther711/
Shashter711/
Shateerh711/
Chaiteap711/
Chaithes711/
Chashteh711/
Chatthey711/
Cheyster711/
Khhateer711/
Cheastey710/
Heathier710/
Cheister710/
Chothier710/
Sheatter710/
Chastees710/
Hatterre710/
Schautte710/
Hoschter710/
Ceastter710/
Schuoter710/
Khatir6739,620/
Cotter6732,044/
Sauter6730,770/
Zaiter6720,811/
Chaity6718,484/
Satter6714,688/
Khatei679,354/
Chatha677,897/
Chaita676,718/
Sather676,120/
Chothe675,776/
Chatta674,728/
Chatti673,922/
Chaiti673,191/
Hateet672,874/
Choute672,788/
Shathe672,386/
Shatir672,341/
Zaater672,234/
Hotter672,160/
Chhote672,153/
Heiter671,734/
Hoster671,382/
Hautea671,378/
Chauta671,345/
Zeater67960/
Hastir67953/
Chatit67923/
Cooter67893/
Hastey67823/
Chayti67807/
Sahate67731/
Chatys67729/
Hattie67714/
Saater67697/
Hasted67629/
Saiter67604/
Khatte67490/
Catoir67468/
Chahti67459/
Hooter67433/
Shatee67416/
Hother67407/
Hathee67381/
Cother67369/
Chatui67323/
Couter67316/
Schote67286/
Cotier67284/
Houter67276/
Khatre67263/
Seater67253/
Chatty67248/
Chathi67233/
Schottert67221/
Hathie67191/
Zatter67184/
Khaute67183/
Haythe67171/
Satere67170/
Hattey67166/
Hattee67162/
Hathey67159/
Zahter67153/
Hhayte67152/
Chasti67150/
Chataa67137/
Hotere67135/
Chatté67129/
Chatoy67127/
Chatip67125/
Chhata67119/
Zauter67116/
Chauty67116/
Shatte67112/
Schouster67112/
Jeater67110/
Shatei67104/
Scheidter67103/
Chotte67102/
Chotee6798/
Satger6797/
Haiste6792/
Cheaty6792/
Khathe6789/
Saster6778/
Khatee6778/
Haites6777/
Heathe6774/
Shoter6771/
Kheate6771/
Chatis6767/
Chatai6766/
Jatter6763/
Hötter6761/
Hathet6751/
Shates6746/
Chotei6746/
Chatoi6745/
Chatiy6745/
Jahate6742/
Sahter6741/
Satier6737/
Hatije6736/
Shaterova6736/
Schochter6735/
Hattet6734/
Chetir6734/
Chauti6734/
Shatyr6733/
Sateer6733/
Choite6733/
Hatthe6730/
Scheither6730/
Shayte6729/
Chaata6728/
Shaute6726/
Shaste6726/
Hatgir6725/
Chatyi6725/
Schati6724/
Chotre6722/
Chotes6722/
Chatay6720/
Shatre6720/
Khaite6720/
Jaiter6720/
Shaite6719/
Haitir6719/
Hattje6718/
Hathir6718/
Ceiter6718/
Heyter6717/
Chotej6717/
Hastee6716/
Hoyter6716/
Haitei6716/
Chatio6716/
Cheyte6715/
Sayter6715/
Chotey6715/
Chatih6714/
Haitre6714/
Hautterre6714/
Hautes6713/
Haatte6712/
Hattes6711/
Choote6711/
Cheata6711/
Chataj6711/
Ceates6711/
Shateh6711/
Sajter6711/
Cattir6710/
Shatie6710/
Cheute6710/
Chatyś6710/
Hotier679/
Chatyrova679/
Sheate678/
Chatuy678/
Shatey678/
Jather678/
Hautei678/
Hautie678/
Hathes678/
Khatey676/
Zayter676/
Cautir676/
Khatea676/
Xhathe676/
Khoter675/
Hautte675/
Cheite675/
Chatoa675/
Haytes675/
Cioter675/
Shatea675/
Khatej674/
Hateez674/
Chaati674/
Hayste674/
Zateur674/
Chatyo674/
Sateur674/
Xhaute674/
Chautá674/
Chayty674/
Heaste673/
Coiter673/
Chohte673/
Haithe673/
Satear673/
Siater673/
Chathy673/
Khatyr673/
Zather673/
Jhaate672/
Jhadte672/
Hastes672/
Chozte672/
Khaate672/
Hatesh672/
Xauter672/
Hattez672/
Choste672/
Haytte672/
Hatech672/
Hateed672/
Coterz672/
Jhatey672/
Hatire672/
Haytre671/
Hauthe671/
Catair671/
Choteu671/
Chouthier671/
Ceatei671/
Chadta671/
Chatii671/
Hattir671/
Hauste671/
Heates671/
Hastez671/
Hatair671/
Hotert671/
Hozter671/
Haitea671/
Haitte671/
Hachte671/
Hahate671/
Schauttet671/
Scheitert671/
Schooster671/
Shatep671/
Shateu671/
Shaushter671/
Hautey671/
Hattea671/
Zatear671/
Chatyy671/
Hätter671/
Hatteh671/
Hattée671/
Hateij671/
Khatje671/
Zaâter671/
Šajter671/
Shatez671/
Scheitter671/
Tsater671/
Côtier671/
D'Heather671/
Choyte671/
Chatiz671/
Chatoj671/
Chhaty671/
Sheachter671/
Shatej671/
Chaaty671/
Coyter671/
Cathir671/
Chadti671/
Chaitehep671/
Chaithepp671/
Cheetther670/
Heatey670/
Schaty670/
Hathre670/
Haytie670/
Ceaste670/
Hastte670/
Sadter670/
Schoutier670/
Hastet670/
Hohter670/
Ceuter670/
Haytey670/
Heatte670/
Haathe670/
Ceyter670/
Hatets670/
Scheister670/
Schachtes670/

Chater Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chater in the Oriya language
ଚାେଟର୍caetar-
Chater in the Marathi language
चतेरcatera-
Chater in the Hindi language
चतरcatara80.95
चतेरcatera9.52
छत्रपालchatrapala4.76
छतरchatara4.76
Chater in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻃﺮalshatr75
ﺷﺎﻃﺮshatr15
ﺷﺎﺗﺮshatr5
ﺍﺷﺎﻃﺮashatr5
Chater in the Russian language
Чатерcater-

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