Banerji Surname
Approximately 4,136 people bear this surname
Banerji 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 SurnameBanerji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,859 | 1:268,298 | 15,358 |
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| England | 197 | 1:282,833 | 21,968 |
| United Arab Emirates | 177 | 1:51,764 | 5,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Banerji (51) may also be a first name.
Banerji 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.
- navilBanerji Demographics
Average Male Banerji Height
172.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Banerji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banerji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banerji (Bengali: বানার্জী, Hindi: बनर्जी, Marathi: बनज, Oriya: ବାେନଜର୍ୀ) is most common in India. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Banerji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Banerji is the 112,104th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,761,979 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Banerji live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Banerji is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,859 people, or 1 in 268,298. In India Banerji is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 27 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 18 percent are found and Delhi, where 12 percent are found. Excluding India Banerji occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Banerji Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Banerji last name are 5.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.75% registered with the political party.
The amount Banerji earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.79% less than the national average, earning 284,526 kr per year; in United States they earn 37.24% more than the national average, earning $59,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,848 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banerji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banerji in the Bengali language | ||
| বানার্জী | banarji | - |
| Banerji in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେନଜର୍ୀ | baenajari | 80 |
| ବାେନଜିର୍ | baenajir | 10 |
| ବାନାଜିର୍ | banajir | 10 |
| Banerji in the Hindi language | ||
| बनर्जी | banarji | 75.4 |
| बैनर्जी | bainarji | 11.11 |
| बनेर्जी | banerji | 11.11 |
| बनेरजी | baneraji | 1.59 |
| बेनर्जी | benarji | 0.79 |
| Banerji in the Marathi language | ||
| बनज | banaja | 71.29 |
| बनेज | baneja | 14.84 |
| बानज | banaja | 6.13 |
| बनेरजी | baneraji | 3.23 |
| बानेज | baneja | 1.29 |
| बँनेज | bamneja | 1.29 |
| बॅनेज | beneja | 0.65 |
| बनजी | banaji | 0.65 |
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Banerji Reference & Research
Banerjee Surname origin - Banerjee or Bandopadhyay is a surname in the Bengal region of India and are often used interchangeably.
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