Chetwin Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Chetwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chetwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States391:9,293,819392,288
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Chetwin (30) may also be a first name.

Chetwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chetwin is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chetwin? popularity and diffusion

Chetwin is the 1,391,595th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Chetwin live; 37 percent live in Australasia and 37 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name Chetwin is most numerous in England, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England it is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 46 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 12 percent live. Not including England Chetwin is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and New Zealand, where 22 percent live.

Chetwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chetwin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Chetwin surname decreased 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 557 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chetwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Chetwin last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Chetwin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.12% more than the national average, earning R 594,384 per year and in United States they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $45,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chetwind932/
Chatwin862,910/
Chetwyn86238/
Chetwen860/
Schedwin8040/
Chetwene801/
Heitwein800/
Chattwin800/
Chitwind800/
Hetuin77143/
Hedwin7735/
Setwin771/
Chaithwin751/
Chadwin7199/
Shedwin7143/
Hethuin714/
Headwin712/
Kheetwn711/
Settwin711/
Chetouen671/
Heethuin671/
Chitwynd670/
Hittwine670/
Chistuin670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chetwin
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