Chettia Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Algeria

Chettia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chettia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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 is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chettia? popularity and diffusion

Chettia is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Chettia reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chettia is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Chettia is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent reside and Assam, where 33 percent reside. Other than India Chettia occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chettiah935/
Chettiap931/
Chetia9268,886/
Hettia921/
Chettiath8842/
Chattia86129/
Chhetia8637/
Cheetia8615/
Shettia8613/
Chaetia8611/
Chetija864/
Cheutia864/
Chetiah863/
Chottia863/
Cchetia861/
Chetgia861/
Chetiaa861/
Chetioa861/
Chettea861/
Chettya861/
Cheatia861/
Dchetia861/
Tchetia861/
Chittia861/
Cetia83239/
Hetia83145/
Chhetija8063/
Chittiah8058/
Chetteah805/
Chhattia803/
Chittiha801/
Cheetiah801/
Chatia771,560/
Chotia77551/
Shetia77493/
Khetia77433/
Chitia77415/
Cestia77142/
Settia7745/
Hestia7741/
Chetea7727/
Chetya7722/
Chytia7715/
Heitia7712/
Kettia7711/
Cehtia7710/
Chetio773/
Cetiah771/
Cyhtia771/
Gettia771/
Cietia771/
Heytia770/
Cheetiath751/
Chetteyya751/
Chothia711,702/
Shethia71852/
Chhatia71820/
Chotiah71621/
Chotija71299/
Shetiah71162/
Chuitia7169/
Chaitia7165/
Chotiha7156/
Shetija7147/
Hetaiya7129/
Chiotia7128/
Chitiea7122/
Chatija7116/
Cheteau7115/
Hetaija7114/
Shettya7112/
Chhetya7111/
Chistia719/
Chetjai719/
Chittya716/
Chittea715/
Khetija714/
Cheatea714/
Chhotia713/
Chitiat713/
Tchitia713/
Cyhthia712/
Tchetio712/
Ketthia712/
Shettea711/
Sheetia711/
Setthia711/
Chattià711/
Kheitia711/
Chittio711/
Chattio711/
Chatiah711/
Cheutio711/
Chithia711/
Chitias711/
Chystia711/
Cheteah711/
Chitiad711/
Setia6719,613/
Getia67648/
Hetea67502/
Jetia67497/
Hetio67204/
Ketia67176/
Chhatija6765/
Cetya6737/
Hetya6725/
Cetea6724/
Citia6715/
Zetia6713/
Chitaiya679/
Chitoiya677/
Cheteuya675/
Chhitija674/
Chitijah674/
Hitia673/
Chishtia672/
Chithiah672/
Tshetiha672/
Chaithia672/
Shaittia671/
Xetia671/
Qetia671/
Sehethia671/
Cîtia671/
Hoichtia671/
Cytia671/
Khetijah671/
Sheithia670/

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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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