Bandopadhaya Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Bandopadhaya Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Sanskrit. Ban comes from the village of Bandoghat. The meaning is 'teacher who is head and only performs the main work aarti or Vandana'. An alternative meaning is 'teacher from the village of Bandoghat'.

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Bandopadhaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bandopadhaya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Sanskrit. Ban comes from the village of Bandoghat. The meaning is 'teacher who is head and only performs the main work aarti or Vandana'. An alternative meaning is 'teacher from the village of Bandoghat'.

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Bandopadhaya Last Name Facts

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

Bandopadhaya (Marathi: बंडोपाध्याय, Oriya: ବୋପାଧାୟ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandopadhaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. Bandopadhaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bandopadhaya are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 4,383,231. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 85 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found and Odisha, where 2 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bandopadhaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bandopadhaya in the Marathi language
बंडोपाध्यायbandopadhyaya-
Bandopadhaya in the Oriya language
ବୋପାଧାୟbopadhaya50
ବୋପାଧୀୟbopadhiya50

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