Chennai Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Chennai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 180 | 1:214,620 | 24,850 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Chennai (812) may also be a first name.
Chennai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chennai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chennai (Arabic: شيناي, Hindi: चेन्नई, Marathi: चेाई, Oriya: େଚନନ୍ାଇ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chennai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chennai is the 1,104,724th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Chennai reside; 81 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chennai is also the 286,863rd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 812 people.
It is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 214,620. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Biskra Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Algeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chennai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai in the Hindi language | ||
| चेन्नई | cenna'i | - |
| Chennai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଚନନ୍ାଇ | ecanana'i | - |
| Chennai in the Marathi language | ||
| चेाई | cea'i | - |
| Chennai in the Arabic language | ||
| شيناي | shynay | - |
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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 Chennai
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