Cognomen شطرنج (Chess 
, شطرنج 
, شترنگ 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare family name. The surname شطرنج is habitual in Myanmar, where it is a rare surname, Taiwan, and the United States. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Myanmar, and Egypt. Very seldom, شطرنج is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chess | Kenya, Myanmar, United States, Indonesia, Taiwan |
| شطرنج | Egypt |
| شترنگ | Iran |