Chkhetia Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Chkhetia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 439 | 1:8,532 | 1,919 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
Chkhetia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chkhetia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chkhetia (Georgian: ჩხეტია, Russian: Чхетиа) occurs most in Georgia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chkhetia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chkhetia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 651,048th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Chkhetia are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.
The surname is most widespread in Georgia, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 8,532. In Georgia it is most common in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 51 percent are found, Imereti, where 24 percent are found and Tbilisi, where 19 percent are found. Beside Georgia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent are found and Abkhazia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhetia | 93 | 37 | / |
| Chhetija | 88 | 63 | / |
| Chghtia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cchetia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chkutia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chhitija | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shaketia | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sheketia | 75 | 0 | / |
| Choketcha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chhaitija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chakeshia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chctia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chokshi | 67 | 5,368 | / |
| Chikshe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Chaksha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chakoshiwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shaktia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chugtia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chokshe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chkosha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchoketchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheuguetia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chukshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchoketcha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chukshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuksha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chekshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schitea | 53 | 102 | / |
| Jheetya | 53 | 1 | / |
Chkhetia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chkhetia in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩხეტია | chkhetia | - |
| Chkhetia in the Russian language | ||
| Чхетиа | chetia | - |
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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 Chkhetia
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