Chetyar Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Chetyar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Chetyar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chetyar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chetyar (Marathi: चेार) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chetyar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Chetyar live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Chetyar is most common in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Chetyar is most frequent in: Kerala, where 67 percent live and Maharashtra, where 33 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 38 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chettyar | 93 | 567 | / |
| Chethyar | 93 | 4 | / |
| Chetaiyar | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chetiar | 86 | 139 | / |
| Khetyar | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jhetyar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chityar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chhetaiyar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chettiar | 80 | 6,078 | / |
| Chittyar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chettear | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chetihar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cheetiar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chistyar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chetiaar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cityar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cetiar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chettiear | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cheettiar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chitayyar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chettijar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitiar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cettiar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Heetiar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhityar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chittiar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chettior | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khetijar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khetihar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaitiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chittear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitihar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chittiare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Citjar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Getiar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khityor | 57 | 5 | / |
| Gettiar | 57 | 0 | / |
| Hittiard | 53 | 0 | / |
Chetyar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chetyar in the Marathi language | ||
| चेार | ceara | 50 |
| चेतैर | cetaira | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Chetyar
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