Chhabra Surname

14,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Chhabra Surname User-submission:

Chhabras were from the Indus Valley Civilization, originating from Chabahar port, which was in India 4000 years ago. They were displaced by the Mongol invasion and settled in NW Frontier and named this place Chhab based on their original home.

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Chhabra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India33,8971:22,6291,742
United States1,7501:207,11920,296
United Arab Emirates6501:14,0961,728
Canada4371:84,3159,378
England4041:137,91613,469
Australia2101:128,55114,024
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Thailand1521:464,72681,315
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Malaysia771:383,04220,138
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Oman191:194,1043,633
Norway141:367,30634,015
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Estonia121:110,15019,471
China111:124,301,9616,553
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales61:515,75523,171
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Ćhhábra (1) are calculated separately.

Chhabra (322) may also be a first name.

Chhabra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Chhabras were from the Indus Valley Civilization, originating from Chabahar port, which was in India 4000 years ago. They were displaced by the Mongol invasion and settled in NW Frontier and named this place Chhab based on their original home.Chhab was invaded by Huns (Khattack clan from Pashtoon tribe), which resulted in Chhabras moving eastwards in West Punjab. They settled near Multan and called this place Chhab again (Chhab Khurd).Subsequent invasions by Turks, Afghans and Mughals saw Chhabras venture out of Chhab and settle across West Punjab as a flourishing merchant clan.Partition of India and creation of Islamic state of Pakistan forced the Chhabras out of West Punjab and settle in East Punjab and the rest of India.

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Chhabra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chhabra (Hindi: छाबड़ा, Marathi: छाबरा, Oriya: ଛାବା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Ćhhábra. Click here for other possible spellings of Chhabra.

How Common Is The Last Name Chhabra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chhabra is the 14,473rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 189,198 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Chhabra live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 488,964th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 322 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 33,897 people, or 1 in 22,629. In India it is most common in: Delhi, where 34 percent are found, Punjab, where 20 percent are found and Haryana, where 16 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Chhabra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chhabra surname are 0.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chhabra earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.12% more than the national average, earning 433,004 kr per year; in United States they earn 42.7% more than the national average, earning $61,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.93% more than the national average, earning $60,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chahabra935/
Chhabrai935/
Chhaabra931/
Chhabras931/
Dchhabra931/
Chabra922,962/
Ćhhábra901/
Chhabraya8841/
Chabrat86543/
Chabraś8682/
Chhawra8632/
Chhavra8630/
Chaabra8625/
Chabras8620/
Chabrra8611/
Chabray8611/
Chabhra869/
Chhabri864/
Chhabro864/
Chhobra863/
Schabra863/
Chhabre862/
Chabraa862/
Chabrea862/
Cahabra862/
Tchabra862/
Hahabra862/
Chabrai861/
Chabraj861/
Chabrha861/
Cabra835,683/
Habra831,819/
Chabraud8065/
Chabraja8036/
Chabraya8023/
Schabrau8017/
Chhabriy807/
Chabrach804/
Chaibras803/
Chabrajd801/
Chhabris801/
Chaibraa801/
Schabrat801/
Chawra773,439/
Chabri771,588/
Habrat77879/
Chabre77830/
Chabry77612/
Chobra77581/
Khabra77489/
Shabra77417/
Cabrea77193/
Habras77174/
Chebra7780/
Chabro7762/
Ceabra7742/
Chavra7734/
Cabrai7725/
Habraś7723/
Cabrra7720/
Cabray7716/
Ciabra7716/
Cabrau7711/
Cohbra779/
Habrah778/
Habrad774/
Cabrah773/
Habraj772/
Chabré772/
Habraz772/
Cahbra771/
Cabroa771/
Haibra771/
Zhabra771/
Habray770/
Shahabrat7525/
Schaubrau758/
Chhabrish754/
Chaibrras752/
Chaibraas751/
Chabros712,112/
Shabrat71744/
Chabrou71371/
Shabraz71348/
Chabrot71222/
Chabret71169/
Shabrai71126/
Chábera7183/
Chabrit7159/
Champra7157/
Chabriy7156/
Chabroň7156/
Chabrie7150/
Chawraj7145/
Chawrra7143/
Chabres7136/
Chawrah7124/
Chabris7122/
Chawrat7121/
Chawrai7120/
Xhaibra7120/
Chabroś7118/
Tchabro7115/
Chabroo7113/
Chatbri7112/
Chauwra7110/
Shabrah719/
Habrash717/
Shabraj716/
Khabrai716/
Ceabras716/
Shabraa715/
Khabray715/
Chaubri714/
Chaubry714/
Tchobra714/
Cabreea714/
Chabrro714/
Chobrai714/
Chanpra713/
Dzhabra712/
Chawrad712/
Chawray711/
Chabhre711/
Chaebro711/
Chaubre711/
Chavrač711/
Chavrai711/
Chavrea711/
Chawrea711/
Habrath711/
Shabhra711/
Shabras711/
Chebrah711/
Khaabra711/
Khabhra711/
Shaabra711/
Tchawra711/
Tshabra711/
Habrach711/
Habraha711/
Cabreau711/
Cabrrra711/
Chabrey711/
Chabryś711/
Chabrés711/
Coihbra711/
Chabrid711/
Shabrad711/
Chaibre711/
Chobrat711/
Chasbro710/
Habraut710/
Hausbra710/
Chabree710/
Sabra6736,924/
Habri675,453/
Cobra672,514/
Jabra672,245/
Chabroux67533/
Habre67276/
Chabroud67166/
Zabra67152/
Chomphra67113/
Habro6793/
Havra6778/
Shabraiz6764/
Çabra6759/
Čabra6749/
Hawra6747/
Chabrost6745/
Chabrout6742/
Hobra6738/
Habry6726/
Cabro6725/
Shabrach6723/
Chawrrah6717/
Chabrych6715/
Khaibray6715/
Chauvrat6713/
Schabrod6713/
Cheasbro6710/
Shaabrat676/
Sahabraj675/
Shabrazz675/
Cabrá675/
Chanprai675/
Chabrets674/
Habehera673/
Cavra673/
Chabrich672/
Hausbrau672/
Cawra672/
Habrá672/
Shahbrat672/
Chanphra671/
Chaubrey671/
Chaubrie671/
Cheasbre671/
Dzhabrai671/
Shabrzai671/
Sahabrai671/
Tchabrou671/
Habré671/
Chaubrri671/
Chavrach671/
Chaibrey671/
Chabrrie671/
Chaivera671/
Khaabraa671/
Khaybera671/
Haybread670/
Chawrais670/
Champray670/
Shabreau670/

Chhabra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chhabra in the Oriya language
ଛାବାchaba67.8
ଛାବରାchabara20.34
ଛବାchaba5.08
ଛାବଡାchabada5.08
Chhabra in the Marathi language
छाबराchabara65.37
छाबडाchabada26.84
छाासchaasa2.6
छबराchabara2.6
छाबंडाchabanda0.87
चाबराcabara0.87
Chhabra in the Hindi language
छाबड़ाchabara55.09
छाबडाchabada21.71
छाबराchabara15.84
छाबड़ाchabara4.28
छावडाchavada1.61
छावड़ाchavara0.5
छबराchabara0.5
चाबराcabara0.11
छावराchavara0.03
छबडाchabada0.03
छाब्डाchabda0.03
छाबाडाchabada0.03
छाबउाchabaua0.03
झाबडाjhabada0.03
छब्राchabra0.03
छाबडियाchabadiya0.03
छाब्डा़chabda0.03

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