Chettia Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chettia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Chettia (12) may also be a first name.
Chettia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chettia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chettia occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chettia? popularity and diffusion
Chettia is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Chettia are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Chettia is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Chettia is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent are found and Assam, where 33 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 33 percent are found and Malaysia, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Chettia
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