Chi Surname

479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
South Korea

Chi Surname Definition:

Chi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: prefix for something or someone big.

Chi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China701,7821:1,948153
South Korea164,5871:31141
Vietnam117,1831:79180
Mexico41,5761:2,986416
Cambodia14,4731:1,070269
United States10,0191:36,1774,494
Cameroon9,5061:2,185231
Taiwan7,3241:3,201111
Myanmar6,9401:7,484249
Hong Kong4,6811:1,567141
Thailand2,3831:29,6432,923
Malaysia1,7611:16,7491,637
Singapore1,6181:3,404270
Russia1,3021:110,69413,412
Macau1,2871:46796
Guatemala1,1241:14,3081,340
Belize9741:36557
Canada9061:40,6685,067
Nigeria8781:201,75712,083
Japan7461:171,3738,255
Australia6631:40,7175,245
India5821:1,317,98251,527
Brazil5711:374,91114,306
Philippines5471:185,07929,658
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Dominican Republic3081:33,8731,918
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Spain2971:157,41411,482
Indonesia2931:451,36237,513
Peru2271:140,0187,690
England2221:250,98220,313
Pakistan1891:945,20612,607
United Arab Emirates1561:58,7335,781
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
Iran1251:614,26033,895
France1231:540,02273,838
Panama1171:33,4381,894
Brunei981:4,273682
Cuba971:118,7913,283
Germany931:865,65062,206
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Ivory Coast861:268,27010,467
Honduras841:104,9581,728
Italy721:849,39865,259
Chile611:288,7958,426
Ireland511:92,3325,140
Mauritania501:81,8975,336
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Kazakhstan461:384,40230,298
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Colombia361:1,327,05810,324
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Guam251:6,405908
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Norway191:270,64728,127
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Armenia121:244,1826,167
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Finland111:499,70030,478
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Scotland71:764,83125,488
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Laos41:1,647,081888
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Micronesia41:26,561731
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
North Korea11:25,117,046108
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Chí (8) are calculated separately.

Chi (1,422,755) may also be a first name.

Chi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: prefix for something or someone big.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chi Last Name Facts

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

Chi (Arabic: خي, Bengali: চি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻲ, Hindi: ची, Marathi: ची, Oriya: ଚି, Russian: Чи, Tibetan: ཅི།) is found most in China. It can be found as: Chí. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 479th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,636 people. Chi is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Chi reside; 80 percent reside in East Asia and 65 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 528th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,422,755 people.

The last name Chi is most frequently used in China, where it is carried by 701,782 people, or 1 in 1,948. Barring China this surname exists in 140 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 15 percent are found and Vietnam, where 11 percent are found.

Chi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chi surname rose 34,548 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 22,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chi surname is chiefly Orthodox (74%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Chi last name are 4.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.81% less than the national average, earning €7,564 per year; in Norway they earn 26.78% less than the national average, earning 253,384 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,294 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.64% less than the national average, earning R 86,400 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.22% less than the national average, earning $17,885,200 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 24.29% less than the national average, earning 62,415,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning $50,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $55,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chí898/
Chai861,025,020/
Choi86439,579/
Chit8673,921/
Chui8649,650/
Chis8610,820/
Chio8610,213/
Chie863,212/
Chih862,490/
Chiş861,419/
Chiș861,123/
Chip861,030/
Chij86927/
Chii86902/
Tchi86713/
Chyi86455/
Chei86352/
Chiz86331/
Chiy86246/
Chid8686/
Chhi8677/
Schi8640/
Chsi866/
Xchi865/
Chci863/
Hchi863/
Chgi863/
Zchi862/
Dchi862/
Chơi861/
Ci80157,992/
Hi8028,693/
Chaiy754,785/
Chich753,222/
Tchio753,095/
Chait752,873/
Schei751,734/
Chaia751,727/
Chaid751,641/
Schio751,517/
Tchei751,126/
Chhih751,062/
Schie751,032/
Chipp75878/
Chieh75702/
Chije75634/
Chish75593/
Schai75354/
Chois75346/
Tchai75332/
Chais75289/
Chuit75280/
Chiea75265/
Chaai75252/
Chaij75219/
Tchui75208/
Chihe75176/
Schiz75169/
Cheij75164/
Chiss75152/
Chhit75144/
Chitt75135/
Chuiz75133/
Chaip75126/
Chhai75107/
Cheis7596/
Choij7593/
Schui7580/
Chist7570/
Chișe7562/
Tchoi7548/
Chuis7547/
Choit7545/
Chaih7543/
Chhoi7534/
Tschi7533/
Schid7526/
Cheid7526/
Cheit7525/
Chchi7524/
Chaiz7523/
Chioa7523/
Choid7520/
Schoi7516/
Chuih7513/
Tchii759/
Choih758/
Cheih758/
Chiey758/
Tchip758/
Chisp757/
Chhip756/
Cuhyi756/
Chizz755/
Chhui755/
Cshih755/
Schii755/
Chișș755/
Chioy755/
Cheiz755/
Kchih755/
Choiy754/
Chidd753/
Cahai753/
Chuip753/
Schij753/
Czchi753/
Cahgi753/
Chiej753/
Schiy752/
Cschi752/
Cahii752/
Cheip752/
Chhei752/
Chsio752/
Chuiy752/
Schis752/
Chisz752/
Tchid752/
Choip751/
Choiz751/
Chhid751/
Hchoi751/
Htchi751/
Dchoi751/
Tchij751/
Chsoi751/
Stchi751/
Jschi751/
Zchai751/
Quchi751/
Schih751/
Tchih751/
Tchis751/
Chuid751/
Chuij751/
Chidt751/
Cheić751/
Cchei751/
Cohiy751/
Dchai751/
Xchoi751/
Chsei751/
Chsui751/
Chihs751/
Ggchi751/
Shi6711,390,893/
Cai678,207,082/
Cui675,434,667/
Cha67936,167/
Che67827,744/
Hui67470,645/
Hai67421,703/
Zhi67380,413/
Chy6780,240/
Cid6780,054/
Khi6729,761/
Hie6718,436/
Hoi6717,798/
Hei678,953/
Hij675,497/
Ceh674,875/
Coi674,192/
Cit673,588/
Cei673,256/
Hii673,090/
His672,789/
Hit672,582/
Cis672,420/
Schuit672,360/
Hip671,652/
Hih671,343/
Hsi671,191/
Scheit671,118/
Hid671,063/
Chj67833/
Tchich67822/
Ché67808/
Cih67709/
Schich67522/
Chaich67472/
Ciz67357/
Hiß67306/
Cie67296/
Cip67284/
Choitz67280/
Chisht67275/
Tschui67228/
Geechi67209/
Cij67200/
Hyi67197/
Cci67173/
Chaaij67170/
Hji67144/
Schitt67143/
Høi67128/
Scheij67125/
Schipf67120/
Cii67107/
Ciy67102/
Hiç6793/
Sci6792/
Scheip6786/
Schidt6780/
Hiz6779/
Cahais6776/
Chá6759/
Shchit6757/
Schaia6750/
Chahai6747/
Schieh6746/
Chaitt6744/
Chuich6743/
Schist6741/
Cheich6740/
Xhi6736/
Hki6725/
Chaggi6724/
Tschie6722/
Choije6717/
Tci6717/
Choich6716/
Cyh6716/
Chuitt6715/
Hiy6715/
Czi6713/
Dchich6713/
Hhi6712/
Couhie6711/
Schiss6710/
Tchihe6710/
Jci6710/
Tschai678/
Hgi678/
Chaits678/
Chieha678/
Chaiph678/
Tschip677/
Cgi677/
Dci677/
Cjh677/
Chaipp677/
Hqi677/
Chuhie676/
Chuggi676/
Choith676/
Chaitz676/
Tchaia675/
Hchich675/
Hzi675/
Hxi675/
Qhi675/
Cheggi674/
Schoiz674/
Chaiss674/
Chisth674/
Cêh674/
Chioyi674/
Ciś674/
Zci674/
Chehyi674/
Chchhi673/
Tschoi673/
Cheidt673/
Chihhe673/
Chaaia673/
Hci673/
Tschih673/
Tchiss673/
Schoid672/
Schaai672/
Choggi672/
Chohiy672/
Xci672/
Hải672/
Uanchi672/
Schitd672/
Schith672/
Tchaid672/
Chuish672/
Chichì672/
Shchai672/
Cqi672/
Schuid672/
Chhitt671/
Chaait671/
Choicz671/
Chaids671/
Cheish671/
Schaip671/
Schiea671/
Tchait671/
Chchyi671/
Tchith671/
Cheidd671/
Chê671/
Cói671/
Chä671/
Chè671/
Tchchi671/
Hói671/
Shchip671/
Shchiy671/
Schaij671/
Schiøt671/
Schzzi671/
Tchuit671/
Tchije671/
Tcheis671/
Tchais671/
Tschio671/
Chààij671/
Ciš671/
Ciș671/
Chchai671/
Chagio671/
Chaish671/
Chaisz671/
Ch'hit671/
Chioșa671/
Tchitt671/
Chaije671/
Chhaia671/
Tchioa671/
Tschii671/
Thchai671/
Chahyi671/
Hdchhi671/
Schioy670/
Chihtt670/
Cheitz670/
Chuipp670/
Chisch670/
Schisz670/
Choish670/
Schoit670/

Chi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chi in the Bengali language
চিci-
Chi in the Marathi language
चीci-
Chi in the Oriya language
ଚିci99.15
Chi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻲshy82.35
sh17.65
Chi in the Hindi language
चीci51.28
चिci48.72
Chi in the Tibetan language
ཅི།chi25
ཅི་chi25
གཅེ་གཅེ་chéché25
ཆི་chi25
Chi in the Russian language
Чиci-
Chi in the Arabic language
خيkhy-

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