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 last name Chettia occurs most in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chettia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Chettia occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Chettia live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
Chettia is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Chettia is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent live and Assam, where 33 percent live. Not including India Chettia exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 33 percent live and Malaysia, where 17 percent live.
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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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