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Where Does The Last Name Chye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻲ) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 112,536^th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,770,541 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Chye are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chye is also the 96,051^st most numerous forename on earth, borne by 5,015 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3,035 people, or 1 in 9,718. In Malaysia Chye is most common in: Selangor, where 30 percent reside, Johor, where 26 percent reside and Penang, where 14 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 13 percent reside and Brunei, where 4 percent reside.

Chye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Chye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chye surname rose 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chye Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Chye surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Chye earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.02% more than the national average, earning $57,395 USD per year.