Chettie Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chettie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Chettie (31) may also be a first name.
Chettie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chettie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chettie is most common in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chettie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chettie is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chettie live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chettie is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 31 people.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Aside from Malawi this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Chettie
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