Agnihotri Surname

18,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Agnihotri Surname User-submission:

Agnihotri is an Indian Brahmin surname derived from the Sanskrit word agnihotra. The term agnihotri originally referred to the Brahmins who maintained the sacred fire during fire rituals.

Agnihotri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India28,6221:26,8002,009
United States5171:701,08155,448
United Arab Emirates3041:30,1393,317
Canada2351:156,79015,900
England1631:341,82924,929
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Australia481:562,41041,290
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Norway261:197,78022,769
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Oman71:526,8535,771
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Agnihotri (336) may also be a first name.

Agnihotri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Agnihotri is an Indian Brahmin surname derived from the Sanskrit word agnihotra. The term agnihotri originally referred to the Brahmins who maintained the sacred fire during fire rituals.

- akshat

Agnihotri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Agnihotri Come From? nationality or country of origin

Agnihotri (Bengali: অগ্নিহোত্রি, Hindi: अग्निहोत्री, Marathi: अग्णीहो, Oriya: ଅଗନ୍ିେହାତୀ) occurs most in India. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Agnihotri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Agnihotri? popularity and diffusion

Agnihotri is the 18,201st most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 240,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Agnihotri reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Agnihotri is also the 477,199th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 336 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 28,622 people, or 1 in 26,800. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent live, Maharashtra, where 16 percent live and Delhi, where 7 percent live. Apart from India Agnihotri occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Agnihotri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Agnihotri surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Agnihotri earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 46.96% more than the national average, earning 508,594 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.69% more than the national average, earning $56,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning $59,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Agnihotri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agnihotri in the Bengali language
অগ্নিহোত্রিagnihotri-
Agnihotri in the Hindi language
अग्निहोत्रीagnihotri96.67
अग्नीहोत्रीagnihotri0.61
अग्निहोत्रिagnihotri0.31
अग्निहोत्र्ीagnihotri0.25
अग्निहो़त्रीagnihotri0.24
अग्निहो्त्रीagnihotri0.16
अगनिहोत्रीaganihotri0.15
आग्निहोत्रीagnihotri0.13
अग्रिहोत्रीagrihotri0.1
अग्निहोञीagnihoni0.1
अगिनहोत्रीaginahotri0.1
अग्निहोतरीagnihotari0.08
अग्न्िहोत्रीagnihotri0.07
अग्निहौत्रीagnihautri0.06
अग्निहोत्री़agnihotri0.06
अग्िनहोत्रीaginahotri0.03
अग्हिोत्रीag'hiotri0.03
अग्निीहोत्रीagniihotri0.02
अग्नीहोत्रिagnihotri0.02
अगिन्होत्रीaginhotri0.02
अगनीहोत्रीaganihotri0.01
अग्निहो़़त्रीagnihotri0.01
अब्निहोत्रीabnihotri0.01
अग्नित्रीagnitri0.01
अग्रिनोत्रीagrinotri0.01
अग्निहोagniho0.01
अग्निहोत्राीagnihotrai0.01
अग्रिंहोत्रीagrinhotri0.01
अंग्रिहोत्रीangrihotri0.01
अग्निहेात्रीagniheatri0.01
अग्नीहोञीagnihoni0.01
अगिनीहोत्रीaginihotri0.01
अग्निहोतीagnihoti0.01
अग्निहो़़़़़त्रीagnihotri0.01
आग्नेहोत्रीagnehotri0.01
अग्निहीagnihi0.01
अग्निोत्रीagniotri0.01
अग्लिहोत्रीaglihotri0.01
अग्निहो़़़त्रीagnihotri0.01
अग्न्हिोत्रीagnhiotri0.01
अग्निहात्रीagnihatri0.01
Agnihotri in the Oriya language
ଅଗନ୍ିେହାତୀaganiehati69.44
ଅଗନ୍ିେହାତିaganiehati25
ଅଗନ୍ୀେହାତୀaganiehati2.78
ଅଗନ୍ୀେହାତିaganiehati2.78
Agnihotri in the Marathi language
अग्णीहोagniho57.14
अगीन्होaginho14.29
अगनीहोaganiho14.29
नीहोञीnihoni14.29

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