Chutiya Surname
Approximately 637 people bear this surname
Chutiya Surname User-submission:
Chutiya is a controversial and even misunderstood surname, it is a slang in Hindi meaning 'foolish', 'dumbhead', and even worse in Bengali where it means 'sexually shameless' and 'pervert'.
However, the actual meaning of this surname is derived from Tibeto-Burman language that is preserved in Assamese.
Read More About This SurnameChutiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 626 | 1:1,225,344 | 48,923 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Chutiya (1,244) may also be a first name.
Chutiya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Chutiya is a controversial and even misunderstood surname, it is a slang in Hindi meaning 'foolish', 'dumbhead', and even worse in Bengali where it means 'sexually shameless' and 'pervert'.
However, the actual meaning of this surname is derived from Tibeto-Burman language that is preserved in Assamese. It either means 'mountaintop (chut) inhabitant people (iya)', according to Vishnuprasad Rava, WB Brown and Paban Sandra Saikiya, or 'pure (chu) water (ti) inhabitant people (iya)', according to R.M. Nath.
In summary it means 'people living on mountaintop' or 'people living in land of pure water'.
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Where Does The Last Name Chutiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chutiya (Hindi: चुटिया) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chutiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 512,799th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chutiya live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Chutiya is also the 223,994th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 1,244 people.
Chutiya is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 1,225,344. In India it is most numerous in: Assam, where 93 percent live, Jharkhand, where 2 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chutiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chutiya in the Hindi language | ||
| चुटिया | cutiya | 73.33 |
| छुटिया | chutiya | 20 |
| चुतिया | cutiya | 6.67 |
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