Chetty Surname

9,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Chetty Surname Definition:

“Banker” in Hindustani.

Chetty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa50,3731:1,076101
India4,8221:159,0769,940
Fiji1,4451:61963
England7181:77,6028,727
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
United States4961:730,76457,356
Seychelles4811:19221
Australia3811:70,8558,377
New Zealand3661:12,3722,153
Mauritius3361:3,849735
Malaysia2151:137,1828,751
Canada2151:171,37517,189
United Arab Emirates1071:85,6297,855
Tanzania1071:494,78133,101
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Wales141:221,03813,576
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France111:6,038,429280,838
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Oman91:409,7755,604
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Chetty (1,595) may also be a first name.

Chetty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Banker” in Hindustani.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Chetty Last Name Facts

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

Chetty (Hindi: चेट्टी, Marathi: चेटटी, Oriya: େଚଟି) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chetty? popularity and diffusion

Chetty is the 9,303rd most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 119,552 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Chetty live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chetty is also the 193,558th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 1,595 people.

The surname Chetty is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 50,373 people, or 1 in 1,076. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 3 percent are found. Other than South Africa Chetty is found in 68 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found and Fiji, where 2 percent are found.

Chetty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chetty has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Chetty surname expanded 71,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Chetty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chetty last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Chetty are 10.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chetty earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.36% more than the national average, earning R 345,420 per year; in United States they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $46,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $52,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chettey9224/
Chhetty928/
Chettay926/
Cshetty922/
Chettuy921/
Chettys921/
Chety91463/
Hetty91233/
Cetty91106/
Csshetty861/
Chitty836,528/
Chetta832,580/
Chette832,350/
Hettey83419/
Chetyz83313/
Chetiy83295/
Heetty83121/
Cheety8396/
Cheaty8392/
Chetit8373/
Chetey8358/
Chetay8318/
Czetty8312/
Khetty838/
Tchety836/
Chethy835/
Chhety834/
Chetyy832/
Chetuy832/
Chehty831/
Chetté831/
Cheity831/
Chettè831/
Chetyo831/
Cehtty831/
Chetys831/
Heatty830/
Hety8065/
Cety8013/
Chettih771,522/
Chetter77222/
Chettha77200/
Chittey7780/
Chettoa7721/
Chetaya7714/
Chettei7713/
Chetteh7713/
Hettych7712/
Chhetti7712/
Chettie778/
Chestit778/
Chistty777/
Tcheity777/
Cheshty775/
Chetauy775/
Chettai775/
Chietta774/
Chetteï774/
Chestet773/
Khettey773/
Chittay773/
Chethey773/
Chettit772/
Heattey771/
Chetthi771/
Chittiy771/
Cheetey771/
Cheette771/
Chettea771/
Chettis771/
Cheytti771/
Cheztte771/
Tchitty771/
Cheatay771/
Chittty771/
Tchette771/
Choitty771/
Cehetti771/
Chietey771/
Cheitay771/
Chetteu771/
Chettti771/
Cheatit771/
Tshetty771/
Cheatta771/
Chettee771/
Chestti771/
Chetych771/
Chitthy770/
Cheatte770/
Chestey770/
Chettes770/
Chete734,196/
Cheta733,113/
Hetta731,659/
Cetti731,628/
Cetta731,107/
Hette73466/
Citty73387/
Hetet73292/
Hetey73287/
Khety73215/
Chity73189/
Cette73162/
Hätty7370/
Hitty7351/
Cetoy7345/
Hetay7323/
Heyty7316/
Heaty7313/
Cetay738/
Hytty738/
Hetit736/
Hethy736/
Hetiy734/
Ceety734/
Hetté733/
Heity732/
Ceaty732/
Ciety732/
Hetyi731/
Czety731/
Chyty731/
Chéty731/
Cihty731/
Cethy731/
Cheté731/
Heety731/
Chittaya7116/
Chetteah715/
Cheththi712/
Chettihe712/
Tchetter711/
Chishtty711/
Chittayh711/
Chittett711/
Chetterr711/
Chhettei711/
Chhetter711/
Tschette711/
Stchitty711/
Cheatahy711/
Chetttih711/
Tcheatte711/
Tcheitey711/
Cheshtey711/
Chetteth711/
Cheatter710/
Cheastey710/
Chettish710/
Chaity6718,484/
Chitte6711,843/
Chitti6711,808/
Choity676,040/
Chitta675,563/
Chitay673,216/
Cheteh67948/
Khetiy67944/
Chetih67359/
Tchete67339/
Scetta67319/
Khetey67304/
Chesti67282/
Scetti67246/
Chetha67245/
Chethi67244/
Cheteu67240/
Chetai67215/
Hetter67204/
Khette67164/
Hethey67138/
Cheeta67125/
Hiette67116/
Cheita6789/
Hetych6783/
Cettie6778/
Cietta6770/
Cheter6765/
Hettie6750/
Hetteš6750/
Chiete6750/
Chitiy6748/
Heathy6747/
Hettes6747/
Chheta6743/
Csetey6732/
Cettei6731/
Chethe6730/
Chetea6727/
Ceytte6722/
Chitey6721/
Chieta6721/
Chetij6720/
Cheste6718/
Chitoy6718/
Cheuti6718/
Cheyte6715/
Chetis6715/
Hettis6715/
Hestoy6715/
Cheete6715/
Chetie6714/
Cheata6711/
Czetti6710/
Cheute6710/
Khetay6710/
Jettey678/
Chityo678/
Heatta678/
Khetti677/
Ceitay677/
Zhetey676/
Kheity676/
Cheate676/
Kheaty675/
Cheite675/
Chetii675/
Jeetty674/
Hethet674/
Choyty674/
Chayty674/
Chihty673/
Chetio673/
Chetje673/
Chhete672/
Chetoi672/
Cheiti672/
Gettay672/
Hestøy672/
Chytys672/
Khitty671/
Cethey671/
Chetge671/
Chedta671/
Chedti671/
Cheyti671/
Heitte671/
Heatyh671/
Hechty671/
Heytey671/
Chytte671/
Zhette671/
Scethy671/
Scette671/
Chetes671/
Hettit671/
Heitti671/
Cietti671/
Hiethy671/
Heitta671/
Tchetetch671/
Chituy671/
Chytta671/
Chuity671/
Cietet671/
Ciette671/
Cetteh671/
Chetaj671/
Chetep671/
Chitet671/
Chetee671/
Hetteh671/
Zeatty671/
Chetei671/
Chetoa671/
Chithy671/
Heichtett671/
Heithy671/
Gettey670/
Cheetther670/
Cittey670/
Heatey670/
Heette670/
Hetthe670/
Hestey670/
Hestte670/
Heatte670/
Heatit670/

Chetty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chetty in the Hindi language
चेट्टीcetti-
Chetty in the Oriya language
େଚଟିecati-
Chetty in the Marathi language
चेटटीcetati87.33
चेत्त्यcettya9.95
चेटिटcetita2.71

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