Banerjee Surname

977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

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'.

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Banerjee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India519,7111:1,476152
Bangladesh11,5351:13,8151,076
United States4,4221:81,9679,324
United Arab Emirates1,6411:5,583696
England1,5701:35,4894,678
Oman9611:3,838555
Canada8431:43,7085,407
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Thailand6741:104,80515,174
Australia4391:61,4947,426
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Singapore3551:15,515672
Bahrain3381:3,990671
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Germany2751:292,74730,288
Qatar2561:9,2111,005
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
New Zealand1241:36,5196,244
Malaysia1201:245,78513,930
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
France561:1,186,120124,657
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Wales291:106,7088,358
China271:50,641,5392,733
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Nepal201:1,424,0487,048
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Finland61:916,11741,832
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

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'.

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A 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bannerjee941,011/
Banerjjee94136/
Banaerjee94119/
Banerjeee94114/
Baneerjee9488/
Bajnerjee9472/
Banerrjee9442/
Banearjee9432/
Bhanerjee9425/
Bainerjee9418/
Banerijee9416/
Baanerjee9412/
Banerjeed9411/
Banerjhee949/
Banerjeer948/
Beanerjee946/
Bamnerjee945/
Banerjiee944/
Banerjeea944/
Banerjeey942/
Banherjee942/
Banertjee941/
Banetrjee941/
Banerhjee941/
Banerjeet941/
Bangerjee941/
Banesrjee941/
Banerje93394/
Bannerjeee893/
Banerajjee891/
Bainnerjee891/
Bannnerjee891/
Baaanerjee891/
Banarjee8818,391/
Benerjee881,151/
Banerjea88400/
Banerjie88138/
Banergee88104/
Banrejee8858/
Baneriee8818/
Banerjei8817/
Bonerjee8810/
Banerjje888/
Vanerjee887/
Banersee887/
Banerzee886/
Banerhee885/
Bannerje883/
Banirjee882/
Banerjer881/
Banerjoe881/
Banerjze881/
Banereei881/
Banereej881/
Banerije881/
Baneryee881/
Boonerjee82451/
Bonnerjee82107/
Bannarjee8225/
Bainarjee8210/
Bannerjea829/
Bounerjee825/
Bannergee824/
Bannerjie824/
Benaerjee823/
Bannerzee823/
Beneerjee822/
Baenarjee822/
Bhanarjee821/
Banarjhee821/
Banarjjee821/
Beanarjee821/
Benearjee821/
Benerrjee821/
Banerejie821/
Bhenerjee821/
Benerjeeã821/
Bahnorjee821/
Banerji804,136/
Banerie80830/
Banarje8023/
Banerjy805/
Benerje805/
Banerja804/
Banirje803/
Benarjee75891/
Bannerji7581/
Banerjii7530/
Banarjie7525/
Bonarjee7515/
Bainerji7511/
Banerrji756/
Banerjji754/
Baenerji752/
Baneryea752/
Banerjit751/
Beanerji751/
Benerjea751/
Banhirje751/
Bhanerja751/
Baenarje751/
Banertji751/
Bannerie751/
Beanerge750/
Baunerhøj715/
Bonnerjea715/
Banerriea712/
Bannerhed712/
Bamnerger711/
Baanerger711/
Bagneries710/
Banarji6725,027/
Benerji67151/
Banergi6713/
Banarjy676/
Banirji676/
Benerjy674/
Benarje673/
Banorji672/
Bonerge672/
Banersi672/
Banerza671/
Vanerie671/
Benerie671/

Banerjee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banerjee in the Bengali language
ব্যানার্জীbyanarji91.06
ব্যানার্জিbyanarji4.47
ব্যানার্জ্জীbyanarjji1.49
ব্যনার্জীbyanarji1.32
ব্যনার্জিbyanarji0.83
বানার্জীbanarji0.5
বানার্জ্যীbanarjyi0.33
Banerjee in the Marathi language
बनेजbaneja88.51
बनेरजीbaneraji4.6
बानेजbaneja2.87
बँनेजbamneja1.72
बनेराजीbaneraji0.57
बंनेजbanneja0.57
बनेरजीतbanerajita0.57
Banerjee in the Hindi language
बनर्जीbanarji73.36
बैनर्जीbainarji19.16
बेनर्जीbenarji2.74
बैनरजीbainaraji1.09
बनेर्जीbanerji1.09
बन्रजीbanraji0.73
बनरजीbanaraji0.55
बर्नेजीbarneji0.36
ब्यानार्जीbyanarji0.18
बर्न्जीbarnji0.18
बैनरर्जीbainararji0.18
वनर्जीvanarji0.18
ब्रनर्जीbranarji0.18
Banerjee in the Oriya language
ବାନାଜର୍ୀbanajari68.56
ବାନାଜିର୍banajir14.43
େବନାଜର୍ୀebanajari11.34
ବାନର୍ାଜୀbanaraji3.09
ବାନାଜୀbanaji2.06
ବନରଜୀbanaraji0.52

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