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 last name Chennai (Arabic: شيناي, Hindi: चेन्नई, Marathi: चेाई, Oriya: େଚନନ୍ାଇ) is found most in Algeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chennai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,104,724th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Chennai live; 81 percent live in North Africa and 81 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 286,863rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 812 people.
This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 214,620. In Algeria Chennai is most numerous in: Biskra Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Algeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.
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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