Chetiar Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Chetiar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chetiar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chetiar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chetiar (Marathi: चेटीआर) is found most in Iraq. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chetiar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,504,764th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. Chetiar is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chetiar live; 59 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Levant.
The surname Chetiar is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 443,312. Apart from Iraq this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chettiar | 93 | 6,078 | / |
| Chetihar | 93 | 2 | / |
| Cheetiar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chetiaar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cetiar | 92 | 3 | / |
| Chetaiyar | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chettiear | 88 | 2 | / |
| Cheettiar | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chaettiar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chettijar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chetyar | 86 | 13 | / |
| Shetiar | 86 | 9 | / |
| Chatiar | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chitiar | 86 | 5 | / |
| Cettiar | 86 | 4 | / |
| Heetiar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cestiar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chhetaiyar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chettyar | 80 | 567 | / |
| Shettiar | 80 | 82 | / |
| Chattiar | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chittiar | 80 | 13 | / |
| Chethyar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chettior | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chettear | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chitihar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaitiar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chhatiar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khetihar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khetijar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Setiar | 77 | 673 | / |
| Ketiar | 77 | 27 | / |
| Getiar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chittiare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shettihar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shetyar | 71 | 27 | / |
| Sethiar | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chatyar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khetyar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Settiar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jhetyar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chityar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gettiar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shettyar | 67 | 49 | / |
| Setihare | 67 | 31 | / |
| Shethyar | 67 | 11 | / |
| Keshtiar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chattyar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chittyar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shittiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheetyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chattior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chittear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chistyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hittiard | 67 | 0 | / |
Chetiar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chetiar in the Marathi language | ||
| चेटीआर | ceti'ara | 34.78 |
| चेटीयार | cetiyara | 26.09 |
| चेतीअर | ceti'ara | 13.04 |
| चेिटयार | ceitayara | 5.8 |
| चेिटआर | ceita'ara | 5.8 |
| चेटीअर | ceti'ara | 5.8 |
| चीटर | citara | 2.9 |
| चेटृीयार | cetriyara | 2.9 |
| चेतीआर | ceti'ara | 2.9 |
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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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- 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 Chetiar
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