Chhanai Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Chhanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Chhanai (27) may also be a first name.
Chhanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chhanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chhanai (Bengali: ছানাই, Hindi: छनई, Marathi: छनाई, Oriya: ଛନାଇ) is found in Suriname more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chhanai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhanai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chhanai is the 2,372,517th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Chhanai live; 58 percent live in South America and 58 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 27 people.
Chhanai is most frequently held in Suriname, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 14,543. Other than Suriname this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chhanai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chhanai in the Bengali language | ||
| ছানাই | chana'i | - |
| Chhanai in the Marathi language | ||
| छनाई | chana'i | - |
| Chhanai in the Hindi language | ||
| छनई | chana'i | 75 |
| छनाई | chana'i | 25 |
| Chhanai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଛନାଇ | chana'i | 50 |
| ଛନାଈ | chana'i | 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 Chhanai
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