Chettri Surname

7,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Chettri Surname User-submission:

The Sanskrit surname Chettri is connected with the Kshatriya caste, which is thought to directly derive from the word chhetri. Chhetris are a social group among Hindu double-borns and sacred thread-bearers (Tagadhari), according to Nepal's 1854 Legal Code (Muluki Ain).

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Chettri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India76,0031:10,093847
Bhutan1,7321:35663
United Arab Emirates3471:26,4042,956
Nepal1021:279,2253,420
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
England101:5,571,806158,774
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Macau11:601,6301,582
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Chettri (60) may also be a first name.

Chettri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sanskrit surname Chettri is connected with the Kshatriya caste, which is thought to directly derive from the word chhetri. Chhetris are a social group among Hindu double-borns and sacred thread-bearers (Tagadhari), according to Nepal's 1854 Legal Code (Muluki Ain). Chhetris are primarily Hindus.

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Chettri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chettri (Bengali: ছেত্রী, Hindi: क्षेत्री, Tibetan: ཆེད་ཏི་རི།) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chettri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,221st most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 92,749 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chettri live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 60 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 76,003 people, or 1 in 10,093. In India Chettri is primarily concentrated in: Sikkim, where 65 percent reside, West Bengal, where 27 percent reside and Meghalaya, where 6 percent reside. Beside India Chettri exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Bhutan, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Chettri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chettri surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Chettri earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.87% less than the national average, earning $29,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chhettri931,711/
Chettrit9375/
Chetttri9310/
Cheettri939/
Chettrii934/
Chettrie933/
Chettrri932/
Cchettri931/
Chaettri931/
Chettrei931/
Dchettri931/
Gchettri931/
Chetri9239,841/
Hettri923/
Cettri922/
Chhetttri881/
Chhetri86141,656/
Chettry863,822/
Chetrit861,343/
Chattri86459/
Chetroi86385/
Cheetri86235/
Scettri8693/
Chittri8677/
Chethri8656/
Khettri8631/
Chaetri8624/
Chietri8624/
Chetrri8622/
Chettre8620/
Shettri8618/
Cheitri866/
Kchetri866/
Chettra865/
Chehtri864/
Cheatri864/
Cehttri863/
Chetrui861/
Cchetri861/
Chetrii861/
Chetryi861/
Hchetri861/
Cshetri861/
Zchetri861/
Tchetri861/
Cheytri861/
Cheri833,460/
Cetri83184/
Hetri834/
Hettrich801,161/
Schetrit8071/
Chhettry8052/
Chetritt8041/
Chhetriy8019/
Chaetriy8014/
Chhattri8013/
Chhhetri8013/
Chetrith808/
Chettray808/
Chettrey804/
Chhaetri804/
Chheetri804/
Chhetrii803/
Chettree801/
Cheetrit801/
Cheettry801/
Chhetrai801/
Chchetri801/
Chshetri801/
Chaattri801/
Chhetrei801/
Chhetrih801/
Chhetrri801/
Chetry77109,356/
Chatri7711,578/
Khetri772,596/
Cherid772,454/
Chitri771,032/
Cherit77825/
Cherri77825/
Chehri77791/
Cherih77600/
Cherie77574/
Cherai77516/
Scheri77316/
Shetri77202/
Cheris77180/
Cherui77180/
Cherio77169/
Cherei77160/
Chetra77147/
Chieri77111/
Chetre7796/
Cheroi7762/
Csetri7751/
Chotri7750/
Hetrih7748/
Hestri7740/
Settri7739/
Chergi7739/
Cheuri7733/
Cetriz7729/
Chheri7728/
Cherip7727/
Cettra7724/
Cheeri7720/
Cheiri7717/
Cherzi7717/
Cheriy7714/
Cheyri7711/
Cheryi776/
Cheriz776/
Chytri774/
Hhetri773/
Cherii773/
Cherhi772/
Ceatri771/
Cetrid771/
Cehtri771/
Hetrai771/
Hettry771/
Jettri771/
Chejri771/
Chetrj771/
Che'ri771/
Schettrer7579/
Schetritt758/
Chchhetri753/
Heri7326,882/
Ceri731,147/
Chhatri712,986/
Chhetry712,824/
Cherrie711,206/
Chattry71580/
Khettry71461/
Chetree71432/
Tchetre71425/
Chittra71307/
Chaitri71251/
Cherrid71229/
Chatrie71207/
Schieri71160/
Hetrich71151/
Cherris71144/
Chitrit71130/
Chierzi71121/
Cherrih71114/
Shetrit7196/
Cherich7191/
Scherzi7176/
Cherriz7174/
Cheetry7168/
Chatroi7161/
Chathri7159/
Chetrey7151/
Chearis7150/
Chhetre7144/
Cherish7136/
Cherais7132/
Shettry7130/
Chetrry7130/
Chhitri7128/
Chirett7128/
Cheritt7125/
Chierri7125/
Chhetra7125/
Chithri7122/
Cheyrie7120/
Chitrai7118/
Chethry7117/
Kheitri7116/
Chaetry7115/
Cherrit7115/
Chaytri7114/
Cchetry7113/
Cherrai7112/
Chattre7112/
Chhotri7112/
Chatrai7111/
Hiettre7111/
Scherie7110/
Cheerie7110/
Chittry7110/
Shhetri7110/
Chedtry7110/
Chietry7110/
Chétrit7110/
Chherri719/
Chitrip718/
Chetret718/
Cherett717/
Chehryi717/
Shestri716/
Shetriy714/
Scherri714/
Shettra714/
Cheriph714/
Hestriz714/
Chehrai714/
Chaatri713/
Chittre713/
Khetriy713/
Chistri713/
Chitrio713/
Cherriy713/
Chetraj713/
Chherai713/
Chothri712/
Scherei712/
Chitriy712/
Cheiris712/
Cheriss712/
Cheatry712/
Chereiz712/
Kehetri712/
Khethri712/
Cherrio712/
Cheraid712/
Chheiri712/
Cherist712/
Chheyri711/
Kheatri711/
Kheetri711/
Cehetry711/
Chereih711/
Chethre711/
Chetray711/
Chetrre711/
Chetruy711/
Chatrei711/
Cheerri711/
Cheitra711/
Chheeri711/
Chearei711/
Jheetri711/
Jhetriy711/
Xchetry711/
Schetry711/
Shetrai711/
Cheerio711/
Cheraia711/
Chergai711/
Cheirri711/
Khittri711/
Chitrij711/
Chotrai711/
Chètrit711/
Cherrei711/
Cherrri711/
Chherie711/
Chhetrj711/
Chehrei711/
Cheridt711/
Chehrie711/
Tchitri711/
Ceherri711/
Cheurie711/
Heetrit711/
Settrie710/
Cheriea710/
Scheettery710/
Hestris710/
Chery6792,561/
Cerri6716,954/
Cerit678,260/
Chiri677,910/
Chere677,235/
Kheri676,217/
Chera674,978/
Sheri672,690/
Cerio672,540/
Cetre672,078/
Herai671,852/
Herri671,352/
Heris671,173/
Cetra671,064/
Setri67908/
Cherrett67894/
Ketri67767/
Herzi67620/
Heriz67578/
Herei67393/
Heryi67201/
Zetri67198/
Herie67176/
Hetre67174/
Citri67174/
Cetry67166/
Scheiris67155/
Heeri67143/
Ceriz67134/
Heyri67124/
Herit67122/
Chattree67118/
Hetra67116/
Heiri67114/
Ceroi67113/
Heitrich6798/
Ceris6790/
Heroi6778/
Heriş6775/
Chheheri6770/
Cerid6761/
Chhaitri6761/
Hitri6759/
Jetri6755/
Hedtrich6751/
Getri6748/
Çetri6748/
Hejri6746/
Cittrich6742/
Scherrei6740/
Hetry6736/
Cerei6734/
Hergi6731/
Herid6730/
Sceri6728/
Cherritt6725/
Hesri6725/
Hittrich6725/
Herip6723/
Hseri6720/
Chithrai6718/
Sheetrit6715/
Chchetry6715/
Ceiri6714/
Shesthri6713/
Cerai6712/
Cyttrich6711/
Herui6710/
Heari6710/
Chhetree679/
Chittray679/
Herii678/
Hieri678/
Herhi677/
Heriy676/
Cehri676/
Cerip675/
Chittrra675/
Chetreeh675/
Hättrich675/
Cergi675/
Shcheryi675/
Cerij675/
Scherrie674/
Chottray674/
Herij674/
Schitrit674/
Cherrish673/
Heatheri673/
Cerui673/
Cerie673/
Herói673/
Chittrey673/
Heistrip673/
Chitritt672/
Ceriy672/
Cetrá672/
Cetré672/
Cheetree672/
Shittrit672/
Ceeri672/
Chistrui671/
Chithhri671/
Chitrish671/
Chittraj671/
Choistri671/
Chaathri671/
Chestrer671/
Chetreey671/
Chhatrri671/
Chheetry671/
Heatrich671/
Cietrich671/
Scheirie671/
Scherett671/
Scherith671/
Shetrrie671/
Cerzi671/
Hettrech671/
Şetri671/
Xheri671/
Shcheari671/
Schittra671/
Tchethre671/
Ceyri671/
Chhotrai671/
Cherý671/
Chetress671/
Chhhetry671/
Khetrish671/
Chatrieh671/
Heiterri671/
Cheraitt671/
Cheerish671/
Ceryi671/
Chetrysh671/
Cheireiz671/
Chittree671/
Scheripp670/
Chearrie670/
Scheritt670/
Scheraid670/

Chettri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chettri in the Hindi language
क्षेत्रीksetri89.57
छेत्रीchetri5.21
क्ष्ोत्रीksotri2.37
क्षत्रीksatri0.95
चेत्त्रीcettri0.95
क्षैत्रीksaitri0.47
श्रेत्रीsretri0.47
Chettri in the Tibetan language
ཆེད་ཏི་རི།chétiri86.08
ཆེ་ཏི་རི།chétiri6.08
ཁར་ཀ་ཆེད་ཏི་རི།kharkachétiri4.05
ཆིད་ཏི་རི།chitiri1.01
པའུ་རེལ་ཆེད་ཏི་རི།pa'urelchétiri0.76
བཱས་ནེཏ་ཆེད་ཏི་རི།bénetachétiri0.51
ཚེད་ཏི་རི།tsétiri0.25
ཆེད་ཏི་རིchétiri0.25
ཆེ་ཏེ་རི།chétéri0.25
ཀར་ཀི་ཆེད་ཏི་རི།karkichétiri0.25
ཆེན་ཏི་རི།chentiri0.25
ཆིད་ཏི་རི་།chitiri0.25
Chettri in the Bengali language
ছেত্রীchetri57.14
ছেত্রিchetri14.29
চেত্রীcetri14.29
চেত্রিcetri14.29

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