Chettiyar Surname
Approximately 6,645 people bear this surname
Chettiyar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,538 | 1:117,324 | 7,632 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chettiyar (35) may also be a first name.
Chettiyar Demographics
Average Chettiyar Salary in
United States
$26,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 most common in India. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chettiyar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,038th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,096,696 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chettiyar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Chettiyar is also the 1,744,716th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 35 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 6,538 people, or 1 in 117,324. In India it is mostly found in: Kerala, where 63 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 35 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chettiyar in the Hindi language | ||
| चैटि्टयार | caititayara | - |
| Chettiyar in the Marathi language | ||
| चेटटीयार | cetatiyara | 67.09 |
| चेटीयार | cetiyara | 7.97 |
| चेिटटयार | ceitatayara | 5.03 |
| शेटीयार | setiyara | 2.52 |
| चेिटयार | ceitayara | 2.1 |
| िचटीयार | icatiyara | 1.68 |
| चेटृीयार | cetriyara | 1.26 |
| टीयार | tiyara | 1.26 |
| शेटटीयार | setatiyara | 1.26 |
| िचटटीयार | icatatiyara | 0.84 |
| चेतर | cetara | 0.84 |
| चेदीयार | cediyara | 0.63 |
| चेठीयार | cethiyara | 0.42 |
| झेवीयर | jheviyara | 0.42 |
| तीयार | tiyara | 0.42 |
| चटीयार | catiyara | 0.42 |
| चोटीयार | cotiyara | 0.42 |
| चेत्त्यार | cettyara | 0.42 |
| चेटीयासर् | cetiyasar | 0.42 |
| सेटीयार | setiyara | 0.42 |
| चेटटीयारान | cetatiyarana | 0.42 |
| चेतीयार | cetiyara | 0.42 |
| झेिवयर | jheivayara | 0.42 |
| झेवीयार | jheviyara | 0.42 |
| िचतीयार | icatiyara | 0.42 |
| चेटिटयार | cetitayara | 0.42 |
| चेहीयार | cehiyara | 0.42 |
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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
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- 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 Chettiyar
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