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

The surname Chetty (Hindi: चेट्टी, Marathi: चेटटी, Oriya: େଚଟି) occurs most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chetty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chetty? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 9,303^rd most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 119,552 people. The surname Chetty 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 193,558^th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,595 people.

The surname Chetty is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 50,373 people, or 1 in 1,076. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 3 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found and Fiji, where 2 percent are found.

Chetty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Chetty Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

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