Banerjee Surname
Approximately 545,643 people bear this surname
Banerjee 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'.
Read More About This SurnameBanerjee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 519,711 | 1:1,476 | 152 |
| Bangladesh | 11,535 | 1:13,815 | 1,076 |
| United States | 4,422 | 1:81,967 | 9,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,641 | 1:5,583 | 696 |
| England | 1,570 | 1:35,489 | 4,678 |
| Oman | 961 | 1:3,838 | 555 |
| Canada | 843 | 1:43,708 | 5,407 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Thailand | 674 | 1:104,805 | 15,174 |
| Australia | 439 | 1:61,494 | 7,426 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Singapore | 355 | 1:15,515 | 672 |
| Bahrain | 338 | 1:3,990 | 671 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Germany | 275 | 1:292,747 | 30,288 |
| Qatar | 256 | 1:9,211 | 1,005 |
| Kuwait | 241 | 1:15,771 | 2,101 |
| New Zealand | 124 | 1:36,519 | 6,244 |
| Malaysia | 120 | 1:245,785 | 13,930 |
| Netherlands | 85 | 1:198,673 | 27,603 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Nepal | 20 | 1:1,424,048 | 7,048 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Banerjee (533) may also be a first name.
Banerjee 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'.
- ananyab14A Bengali Kulin Brahmin surname of the Shandilya Gotra/clan.
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Banerjee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banerjee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banerjee (Bengali: ব্যানার্জী, Hindi: बनर्जी, Marathi: बनेज, Oriya: ବାନାଜର୍ୀ) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banerjee? popularity and diffusion
Banerjee is the 977th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,356 people. The last name Banerjee is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Banerjee are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Banerjee is also the 365,345th most common first name world-wide It is held by 533 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 519,711 people, or 1 in 1,476. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 94 percent live, Jharkhand, where 1 percent live and Delhi, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in 104 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Banerjee Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Banerjee are 2.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.07% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Banerjee earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.11% more than the national average, earning $55,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $59,884 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banerjee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banerjee in the Bengali language | ||
| ব্যানার্জী | byanarji | 91.06 |
| ব্যানার্জি | byanarji | 4.47 |
| ব্যানার্জ্জী | byanarjji | 1.49 |
| ব্যনার্জী | byanarji | 1.32 |
| ব্যনার্জি | byanarji | 0.83 |
| বানার্জী | banarji | 0.5 |
| বানার্জ্যী | banarjyi | 0.33 |
| Banerjee in the Marathi language | ||
| बनेज | baneja | 88.51 |
| बनेरजी | baneraji | 4.6 |
| बानेज | baneja | 2.87 |
| बँनेज | bamneja | 1.72 |
| बनेराजी | baneraji | 0.57 |
| बंनेज | banneja | 0.57 |
| बनेरजीत | banerajita | 0.57 |
| Banerjee in the Hindi language | ||
| बनर्जी | banarji | 73.36 |
| बैनर्जी | bainarji | 19.16 |
| बेनर्जी | benarji | 2.74 |
| बैनरजी | bainaraji | 1.09 |
| बनेर्जी | banerji | 1.09 |
| बन्रजी | banraji | 0.73 |
| बनरजी | banaraji | 0.55 |
| बर्नेजी | barneji | 0.36 |
| ब्यानार्जी | byanarji | 0.18 |
| बर्न्जी | barnji | 0.18 |
| बैनरर्जी | bainararji | 0.18 |
| वनर्जी | vanarji | 0.18 |
| ब्रनर्जी | branarji | 0.18 |
| Banerjee in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନାଜର୍ୀ | banajari | 68.56 |
| ବାନାଜିର୍ | banajir | 14.43 |
| େବନାଜର୍ୀ | ebanajari | 11.34 |
| ବାନର୍ାଜୀ | banaraji | 3.09 |
| ବାନାଜୀ | banaji | 2.06 |
| ବନରଜୀ | banaraji | 0.52 |
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