Chetwyn Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chetwyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chetwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2021:275,83221,591
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071

Chetwyn (22) may also be a first name.

Chetwyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chetwyn occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chetwyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Chetwyn are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 275,832. In England Chetwyn is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 27 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 25 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside. Barring England this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Chetwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chetwyn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 546 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chetwyn Last Name Statistics demography

Chetwyn earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning $43,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chetwin86157/
Chetwen860/
Chetwind802/
Chetwene801/
Chitwynd800/
Setwyn778/
Hedwyn771/
Heddwyn711/
Kheetwn711/
Schedwin6740/
Chetouen671/
Chitwind670/
Heitwein670/

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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 Chetwyn
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