Chettar Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Chettar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Algeria | 112 | 1:344,925 | 31,565 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Chettar (17) may also be a first name.
Chettar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chettar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chettar (Marathi: चेटीयार) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chettar? popularity and diffusion
Chettar is the 970,883rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. Chettar occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Chettar reside; 45 percent reside in North Africa and 45 percent reside in Mahgreb. Chettar is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 17 people.
The surname Chettar is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 582,655. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 98 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 1 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 1 percent are found. Aside from France this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 42 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chettar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chettar in the Marathi language | ||
| चेटीयार | cetiyara | 66.67 |
| चेटृीयार | cetriyara | 33.33 |
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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 Chettar
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