Acharya Surname
Approximately 144,987 people bear this surname
Acharya Surname User-submission:
The surname Acharya comes from Chari (च्यारी, चारी), an artist community in Goa and Konkan. They are traditional Hindu carpenters in Goa. They belong to Panchal Brahmans, which is also known as Viswakarma Brahmins.
Acharya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 126,617 | 1:6,058 | 535 |
| Bangladesh | 3,334 | 1:47,797 | 2,658 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,598 | 1:3,527 | 440 |
| United States | 2,417 | 1:149,962 | 15,436 |
| Nepal | 2,258 | 1:12,613 | 759 |
| England | 1,084 | 1:51,400 | 6,339 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Qatar | 970 | 1:2,431 | 215 |
| Oman | 893 | 1:4,130 | 592 |
| Kuwait | 540 | 1:7,038 | 984 |
| Canada | 444 | 1:82,986 | 9,238 |
| Australia | 406 | 1:66,492 | 7,929 |
| Bhutan | 400 | 1:1,540 | 134 |
| Bahrain | 397 | 1:3,397 | 571 |
| Thailand | 368 | 1:191,952 | 31,671 |
| Malaysia | 243 | 1:121,375 | 7,986 |
| Singapore | 171 | 1:32,209 | 1,193 |
| Hong Kong | 169 | 1:43,405 | 774 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| Japan | 90 | 1:1,420,492 | 23,784 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Jamaica | 19 | 1:151,050 | 5,132 |
| South Korea | 18 | 1:2,846,681 | 560 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Iceland | 16 | 1:23,756 | 1,850 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
Acharya (1,427) may also be a first name.
Acharya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Acharya comes from Chari (च्यारी, चारी), an artist community in Goa and Konkan. They are traditional Hindu carpenters in Goa. They belong to Panchal Brahmans, which is also known as Viswakarma Brahmins.
- pv9876This is a Sanskrit word which means 'teacher'. Traditionally, teaching families have this surname.
- vishie1986Acharya Demographics
Average Male Acharya Height
173.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Acharya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acharya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Acharya (Bengali: আচার্য্য, Hindi: आचार्य, Marathi: आचाय, Oriya: ଆଚାଯଯ୍ର୍, Russian: Ачарья, Tibetan: ཨ་ཅར་ཡ།) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Acharya.
How Common Is The Last Name Acharya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,857th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,263 people. Acharya occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Acharya live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 206,591st most common forename on earth, borne by 1,427 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 126,617 people, or 1 in 6,058. In India it is most frequent in: Odisha, where 35 percent are found, West Bengal, where 30 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 17 percent are found. Aside from India Acharya exists in 98 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.
Acharya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Acharya last name are 4.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.87% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Acharya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.14% less than the national average, earning R 30,552 per year; in United States they earn 23.51% more than the national average, earning $53,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.32% more than the national average, earning $58,286 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Acharya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Acharya in the Bengali language | ||
| আচার্য্য | acaryya | 95.03 |
| আচার্য | acarya | 1.66 |
| আচার্যী | acaryi | 0.99 |
| আচার্য়্য | acaryya | 0.99 |
| আর্চায্য | arcayya | 0.33 |
| আচারিয়া | acariya | 0.33 |
| আচার্য় | acarya | 0.33 |
| আচায্য | acayya | 0.33 |
| Acharya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଚାଯଯ୍ର୍ | acayayr | 88.96 |
| ଆଚାଯ | acaya | 8.52 |
| ଆଚାୟଯ୍ର୍ | acayayr | 0.38 |
| ଆଚାଯ଼ଯ୍ର୍ | acayayr | 0.37 |
| ଅଚାଯଯ୍ର୍ | acayayr | 0.18 |
| ଆଚାୟର୍ | acayar | 0.16 |
| ଆଚାଯଯ୍ର୍ା | acayayra | 0.12 |
| ଆଚଯଯ୍ର୍ | acayayr | 0.12 |
| ଆାଯଯ୍ର୍ | aayayr | 0.07 |
| ଆଚାଯର୍ | acayar | 0.05 |
| ଆଚାଯଯ୍ | acayay | 0.05 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 0.03 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 0.02 |
| ଆଚାଯଗ୍ | acayag | 0.02 |
| ଭାରତୀ | bharati | 0.01 |
| ଗଦାଧର | gadadhara | 0.01 |
| ମୁଆଚାଯ | mu'acaya | 0.01 |
| ଆଚାଯ଼ଯ୍ | acayay | 0.01 |
| ଆଚାଯକ୍ | acayak | 0.01 |
| ଜୁଆଚାଯ | ju'acaya | 0.01 |
| ଅଭୟାନ | abhayana | 0.01 |
| ଶରତ | sarata | 0.01 |
| ଆଚାଯ଼୍ର୍ଯ଼ | acayrya | 0.01 |
| ମହାରଣା | maharana | 0.01 |
| ଆଚାଯଘ୍ | acayagh | 0.01 |
| ଆଚାଯଵ୍ହ୍ | acayavh | 0.01 |
| ଆଚାଯ୍ର୍୍ୟ | acayrya | 0.01 |
| ଆଚାଯମ୍ | acayam | 0.01 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.01 |
| ଛାୟାକା | chayaka | 0.01 |
| ଆଗ୍ଭଯଯ୍ର୍ | agbhayayr | 0.01 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 0.01 |
| ଈଚାଯଯ୍ର୍ | icayayr | 0 |
| ଆଚାଯଗ୍ଜ୍ | acayagj | 0 |
| ଆଚାଯଲ୍କ଼୍ | acayalq | 0 |
| ଦୁଭାଡ଼ା | dubhara | 0 |
| ଅନୁଛାୟା | anuchaya | 0 |
| ଆରାଯଯ୍ର୍ | arayayr | 0 |
| ସୁଚରିତା | sucarita | 0 |
| େଚୁଆଚାଯ | ecu'acaya | 0 |
| ନ୍ାରାଣୀ | narani | 0 |
| ଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍ | bhacayayr | 0 |
| ଆଚାଯର୍ୀ | acayari | 0 |
| ଆଟାଯଯ୍ର୍ | atayayr | 0 |
| ଝରଣା | jharana | 0 |
| ନାୟାର | nayara | 0 |
| ଭବାନୀ | bhabani | 0 |
| ଚରଣ | carana | 0 |
| ଆଚାଯ୍ର୍ଯ଼ | acayrya | 0 |
| ଅଚାୟଯ୍ର୍ | acayayr | 0 |
| ଆଚାୟର୍ା | acayara | 0 |
| ଆଚାଯଦ୍ଚ୍ | acayadc | 0 |
| ବିଭାର | bibhara | 0 |
| ଗାଧର | gadhara | 0 |
| ଦମୟ | damaya | 0 |
| ପରଜା | paraja | 0 |
| ସଂଧଯ୍ା | sandhaya | 0 |
| ଜାହାିର | jahaira | 0 |
| ନାରାୟଣ | narayana | 0 |
| ଆଚାରିଆ | acari'a | 0 |
| ବାରିକ | barika | 0 |
| ଆଚର୍ାୟ | acaraya | 0 |
| ସୁତାର | sutara | 0 |
| ଡୁଭାଡ଼ା | dubhara | 0 |
| ଆଚାଯ଼ର୍ | acayar | 0 |
| ଅହଲଯ୍ା | ahalaya | 0 |
| Acharya in the Hindi language | ||
| आचार्य | acarya | 82.93 |
| आचार्या | acarya | 10.39 |
| अचार्य | acarya | 1.63 |
| आर्चाय | arcaya | 1.63 |
| अचर्य | acarya | 1.26 |
| अचार्या | acarya | 0.99 |
| आचर्य | acarya | 0.54 |
| अचर्या | acarya | 0.18 |
| अर्चाय | arcaya | 0.18 |
| आचर्ाय | acaraya | 0.09 |
| Acharya in the Marathi language | ||
| आचाय | acaya | 69.34 |
| अचाय | acaya | 5.8 |
| छाया | chaya | 3.48 |
| सखाराम | sakharama | 3.29 |
| आचारी | acari | 3.19 |
| अचर्ना | acarna | 2.71 |
| अभय | abhaya | 1.74 |
| अचारय | acaraya | 0.77 |
| आचारया | acaraya | 0.77 |
| अचारया | acaraya | 0.77 |
| आचर्ना | acarna | 0.39 |
| नाथाराम | natharama | 0.39 |
| अच्छर | acchara | 0.39 |
| आचारय | acaraya | 0.39 |
| आचायाट | acayata | 0.19 |
| माचाय | macaya | 0.19 |
| हरशा | harasa | 0.19 |
| अछावला | achavala | 0.19 |
| आचायां | acayam | 0.19 |
| आचरेकर | acarekara | 0.19 |
| आचारयर् | acarayar | 0.19 |
| आचायाम | acayama | 0.19 |
| राछया | rachaya | 0.19 |
| आचर्या | acarya | 0.19 |
| Acharya in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ཅར་ཡ། | acharya | 64.71 |
| ཨ་ཅ་རེ་ཡ། | acharéya | 9.02 |
| ཨ་ཙ་ཛ། | atsadza | 8.24 |
| ཨ་ཅར་ཇ། | acharja | 4.71 |
| ཨ་ཅཱར་ཡ། | acharya | 3.14 |
| ཨ་ཅར་རེ་ཡ། | acharréya | 2.75 |
| ཨར་ཆར་ཡ། | archarya | 2.35 |
| ཨ་ཅ་རི་ཡ། | achariya | 1.18 |
| ཨ་ཅ་ཡ། | achaya | 0.78 |
| ཨ་ཆར་ཡ། | acharya | 0.39 |
| ཨར་ཆ་ར་ཡ། | archaraya | 0.39 |
| ཨ་ཅ་རཇ། | acharaja | 0.39 |
| ཨ་ཅ་རེ། | acharé | 0.39 |
| ཨར་ཆ་་རི་ཡ། | archariya | 0.39 |
| ཨ་ཅརཇ། | acharja | 0.39 |
| ཨཅར་ཇ། | acharja | 0.39 |
| ཨ་ཅ་རེ་ཡ | acharéya | 0.39 |
| Acharya in the Russian language | ||
| Ачарья | acara | - |
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