Chettiyar Surname

74,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Chettiyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chettiyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,5381:117,3247,632
Qatar661:35,7273,681
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chettiyar (35) may also be a first name.

Chettiyar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chettiyar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chettiyar (Hindi: चैटि्टयार, Marathi: चेटटीयार) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chettiyar.

How Common Is The Last Name Chettiyar? popularity and diffusion

Chettiyar is the 74,038th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,096,696 people. The last name Chettiyar is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chettiyar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 35 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 6,538 people, or 1 in 117,324. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 63 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 35 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account India it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Chettiyar Last Name Statistics demography

Chettiyar earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chettiyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chettiyar in the Hindi language
चैटि्टयारcaititayara-
Chettiyar in the Marathi language
चेटटीयारcetatiyara67.09
चेटीयारcetiyara7.97
चेिटटयारceitatayara5.03
शेटीयारsetiyara2.52
चेिटयारceitayara2.1
िचटीयारicatiyara1.68
चेटृीयारcetriyara1.26
टीयारtiyara1.26
शेटटीयारsetatiyara1.26
िचटटीयारicatatiyara0.84
चेतरcetara0.84
चेदीयारcediyara0.63
चेठीयारcethiyara0.42
झेवीयरjheviyara0.42
तीयारtiyara0.42
चटीयारcatiyara0.42
चोटीयारcotiyara0.42
चेत्त्यारcettyara0.42
चेटीयासर्cetiyasar0.42
सेटीयारsetiyara0.42
चेटटीयारानcetatiyarana0.42
चेतीयारcetiyara0.42
झेिवयरjheivayara0.42
झेवीयारjheviyara0.42
िचतीयारicatiyara0.42
चेटिटयारcetitayara0.42
चेहीयारcehiyara0.42

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Footnotes

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