Acharya Surname

3,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bhutan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India126,6171:6,058535
Bangladesh3,3341:47,7972,658
United Arab Emirates2,5981:3,527440
United States2,4171:149,96215,436
Nepal2,2581:12,613759
England1,0841:51,4006,339
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Qatar9701:2,431215
Oman8931:4,130592
Kuwait5401:7,038984
Canada4441:82,9869,238
Australia4061:66,4927,929
Bhutan4001:1,540134
Bahrain3971:3,397571
Thailand3681:191,95231,671
Malaysia2431:121,3757,986
Singapore1711:32,2091,193
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Japan901:1,420,49223,784
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
China221:62,150,9803,380
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
South Korea181:2,846,681560
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Norway171:302,48730,120
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Finland151:366,44725,366
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Wales81:386,81619,671
France71:9,488,960336,266
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
East Timor11:1,215,928507
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

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.

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This is a Sanskrit word which means 'teacher'. Traditionally, teaching families have this surname.

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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།) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Acharya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Acharya is the 3,857th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 50,263 people. The surname Acharya is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Acharya are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Acharya is also the 206,591st most common first name globally It is held by 1,427 people.

The surname Acharya is most widespread in India, where it is held by 126,617 people, or 1 in 6,058. In India it is most common in: Odisha, where 35 percent reside, West Bengal, where 30 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 17 percent reside. Other than India this surname is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Acharya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Acharya surname are 4.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.87% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Acharjya9342,933/
Aacharya93779/
Acharyay9397/
Achharya9354/
Acharrya9333/
Acharyaa9318/
Ascharya9314/
Achaarya9312/
Atcharya934/
Achairya934/
Acharzya934/
Acaharya933/
Ahcharya932/
Achajrya931/
Acharyat931/
Achasrya931/
Achayrya931/
Acharhya931/
Acarya9229/
Achcharya88114/
Ashcharya8849/
Aacharjya8840/
Acharayya8810/
Aachayrya881/
Ahacharya881/
Ascharjya881/
Achahrjya881/
Acharoyya881/
Acharrjya881/
Acaharjya881/
Acharja864,951/
Acharia86322/
Acherya86102/
Asharya8659/
Acharyo8627/
Achorya8614/
Ahcarya865/
Acahrya864/
Axharya861/
Acarjya861/
Aacarya861/
Akharya861/
Gahacharya824/
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Aacharyaiy821/
Ascharia80603/
Acherjya8049/
Acharjay8041/
Asharjya8035/
Acharjoy8018/
Achariah8017/
Gacharia8015/
Acharjyo807/
Acharjja806/
Acharjha804/
Ashharya804/
Acharjaa803/
Acharjey803/
Hasharya803/
Aacharja802/
Aacharia802/
Achorjya801/
Achariha801/
Acharjia801/
Aisharya801/
Acharias801/
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Acharjea801/
Acharria801/
Acaryaai801/
Acheryay801/
Asarya77105/
Azarya7765/
Acaria778/
Acarja771/
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Hazharyha7523/
Gaicharia754/
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Azchariae751/
Acherjyay751/
Akharaiya751/
Asharhyat751/
Akharia711,126/
Asharia71163/
Acharjo7149/
Asarjya7149/
Aasarya7118/
Azharia7118/
Azaryah7111/
Ocharia7110/
Echaria715/
Hajarya711/
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Azarrya711/
Hosarya711/
Gakharia671,001/
Eucharia67638/
Oucharia67342/
Azaryahu6757/
Aikharia6744/
Azhariah6741/
Echariah6732/
Azhauria6726/
Aakharia6711/
Ashariah6710/
Echarria679/
Acharjoo676/
Gasharia676/
Acharjou674/
Echaaria672/
Acherjaa671/
Azarayya671/
Akharija671/
Asarayya671/
Asharjay671/
Echairia671/
Aisharja671/
Achharjo671/
Echariaa671/
Echayria671/

Acharya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Acharya in the Bengali language
আচার্য্যacaryya95.03
আচার্যacarya1.66
আচার্যীacaryi0.99
আচার্য়্যacaryya0.99
আর্চায্যarcayya0.33
আচারিয়াacariya0.33
আচার্য়acarya0.33
আচায্যacayya0.33
Acharya in the Oriya language
ଆଚାଯଯ୍ର୍acayayr88.96
ଆଚାଯacaya8.52
ଆଚାୟଯ୍ର୍acayayr0.38
ଆଚାଯ଼ଯ୍ର୍acayayr0.37
ଅଚାଯଯ୍ର୍acayayr0.18
ଆଚାୟର୍acayar0.16
ଆଚାଯଯ୍ର୍ାacayayra0.12
ଆଚଯଯ୍ର୍acayayr0.12
ଆାଯଯ୍ର୍aayayr0.07
ଆଚାଯର୍acayar0.05
ଆଚାଯଯ୍acayay0.05
ନାୟକnayaka0.03
େବେହରାebehara0.02
ଆଚାଯଗ୍acayag0.02
ଭାରତୀbharati0.01
ଗଦାଧରgadadhara0.01
ମୁଆଚାଯmu'acaya0.01
ଆଚାଯ଼ଯ୍acayay0.01
ଆଚାଯକ୍acayak0.01
ଜୁଆଚାଯju'acaya0.01
ଅଭୟାନabhayana0.01
ଶରତsarata0.01
ଆଚାଯ଼୍ର୍ଯ଼acayrya0.01
ମହାରଣାmaharana0.01
ଆଚାଯଘ୍acayagh0.01
ଆଚାଯଵ୍ହ୍acayavh0.01
ଆଚାଯ୍ର୍୍ୟacayrya0.01
ଆଚାଯମ୍acayam0.01
ପଧାନpadhana0.01
ଛାୟାକାchayaka0.01
ଆଗ୍ଭଯଯ୍ର୍agbhayayr0.01
କୁମାରkumara0.01
ଈଚାଯଯ୍ର୍icayayr0
ଆଚାଯଗ୍ଜ୍acayagj0
ଆଚାଯଲ୍କ଼୍acayalq0
ଦୁଭାଡ଼ାdubhara0
ଅନୁଛାୟାanuchaya0
ଆରାଯଯ୍ର୍arayayr0
ସୁଚରିତାsucarita0
େଚୁଆଚାଯecu'acaya0
ନ୍ାରାଣୀnarani0
ଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍bhacayayr0
ଆଚାଯର୍ୀacayari0
ଆଟାଯଯ୍ର୍atayayr0
ଝରଣାjharana0
ନାୟାରnayara0
ଭବାନୀbhabani0
ଚରଣcarana0
ଆଚାଯ୍ର୍ଯ଼acayrya0
ଅଚାୟଯ୍ର୍acayayr0
ଆଚାୟର୍ାacayara0
ଆଚାଯଦ୍ଚ୍acayadc0
ବିଭାରbibhara0
ଗାଧରgadhara0
ଦମୟdamaya0
ପରଜାparaja0
ସଂଧଯ୍ାsandhaya0
ଜାହାିରjahaira0
ନାରାୟଣnarayana0
ଆଚାରିଆacari'a0
ବାରିକbarika0
ଆଚର୍ାୟacaraya0
ସୁତାରsutara0
ଡୁଭାଡ଼ାdubhara0
ଆଚାଯ଼ର୍acayar0
ଅହଲଯ୍ାahalaya0
Acharya in the Hindi language
आचार्यacarya82.93
आचार्याacarya10.39
अचार्यacarya1.63
आर्चायarcaya1.63
अचर्यacarya1.26
अचार्याacarya0.99
आचर्यacarya0.54
अचर्याacarya0.18
अर्चायarcaya0.18
आचर्ायacaraya0.09
Acharya in the Marathi language
आचायacaya69.34
अचायacaya5.8
छायाchaya3.48
सखारामsakharama3.29
आचारीacari3.19
अचर्नाacarna2.71
अभयabhaya1.74
अचारयacaraya0.77
आचारयाacaraya0.77
अचारयाacaraya0.77
आचर्नाacarna0.39
नाथारामnatharama0.39
अच्छरacchara0.39
आचारयacaraya0.39
आचायाटacayata0.19
माचायmacaya0.19
हरशाharasa0.19
अछावलाachavala0.19
आचायांacayam0.19
आचरेकरacarekara0.19
आचारयर्acarayar0.19
आचायामacayama0.19
राछयाrachaya0.19
आचर्याacarya0.19
Acharya in the Tibetan language
ཨ་ཅར་ཡ།acharya64.71
ཨ་ཅ་རེ་ཡ།acharéya9.02
ཨ་ཙ་ཛ།atsadza8.24
ཨ་ཅར་ཇ།acharja4.71
ཨ་ཅཱར་ཡ།acharya3.14
ཨ་ཅར་རེ་ཡ།acharréya2.75
ཨར་ཆར་ཡ།archarya2.35
ཨ་ཅ་རི་ཡ།achariya1.18
ཨ་ཅ་ཡ།achaya0.78
ཨ་ཆར་ཡ།acharya0.39
ཨར་ཆ་ར་ཡ།archaraya0.39
ཨ་ཅ་རཇ།acharaja0.39
ཨ་ཅ་རེ།acharé0.39
ཨར་ཆ་་རི་ཡ།archariya0.39
ཨ་ཅརཇ།acharja0.39
ཨཅར་ཇ།acharja0.39
ཨ་ཅ་རེ་ཡacharéya0.39
Acharya in the Russian language
Ачарьяacara-

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