Chater Surname
Approximately 9,617 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 4,396 | 1:7,843 | 1,025 |
| Algeria | 1,687 | 1:22,900 | 4,180 |
| England | 1,665 | 1:33,464 | 4,424 |
| Canada | 279 | 1:132,063 | 13,716 |
| Australia | 275 | 1:98,166 | 11,125 |
| United States | 258 | 1:1,404,880 | 96,935 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Mauritania | 83 | 1:49,336 | 3,645 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Tunisia | 42 | 1:14,539 | 2,384 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Falkland Islands | 8 | 1:392 | 68 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 910 | 1:26,786 | 3,670 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
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.
(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.
A river of Rutlandshire is so called. See Chaytor.
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
Chater Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chater in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାେଟର୍ | caetar | - |
| Chater in the Marathi language | ||
| चतेर | catera | - |
| Chater in the Hindi language | ||
| चतर | catara | 80.95 |
| चतेर | catera | 9.52 |
| छत्रपाल | chatrapala | 4.76 |
| छतर | chatara | 4.76 |
| Chater in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻃﺮ | alshatr | 75 |
| ﺷﺎﻃﺮ | shatr | 15 |
| ﺷﺎﺗﺮ | shatr | 5 |
| ﺍﺷﺎﻃﺮ | ashatr | 5 |
| Chater in the Russian language | ||
| Чатер | cater | - |
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