Chavai Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Chavai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 108 | 1:7,102,457 | 156,472 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chavai (15) may also be a first name.
Chavai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chavai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chavai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ, Hindi: चवाई, Marathi: चवई) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Chavai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chavai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chavai is the 1,604,449th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Chavai live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name globally, borne by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 7,102,457. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 10 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chavai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chavai in the Hindi language | ||
| चवाई | cava'i | - |
| Chavai in the Marathi language | ||
| चवई | cava'i | 98.78 |
| चवाई | cava'i | 1.22 |
| Chavai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ | alshafy | 90.91 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻊ | alshaf | 9.09 |
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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 Chavai
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