Bharadwaj Surname

25,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Bharadwaj Surname User-submission:

This surname is used by descendants of Sage Bharadvaj Barhaspati, son of warrior brahmin Dronacharya. Bharadwaj-muni is also one of the seven sages (Saptrishi). He was the father of Indian medicine, as mentioned in charakh samhita (Ayurveda).

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Bharadwaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,7691:40,8692,866
United States7441:487,17641,154
United Arab Emirates2251:40,7214,209
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1581:352,64625,413
Singapore981:56,2012,231
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Australia561:482,06636,890
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Nepal211:1,356,2366,897
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Oman41:921,9937,313
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bharadwaj (2,420) may also be a first name.

Bharadwaj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is used by descendants of Sage Bharadvaj Barhaspati, son of warrior brahmin Dronacharya. Bharadwaj-muni is also one of the seven sages (Saptrishi). He was the father of Indian medicine, as mentioned in charakh samhita (Ayurveda). The surname is popular among North Indian, and Central Indian gaur brahmins.

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A Hindu surname. This is the surname of families who are thought to to be descendants of the mythological sage Bharadwaj.

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Bharadwaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bharadwaj (Hindi: भारद्वाज, Marathi: भाराज, Oriya: ଭରାଜ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bharadwaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,983rd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 351,766 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Bharadwaj live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 150,669th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,420 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 18,769 people, or 1 in 40,869. In India Bharadwaj is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent live, Bihar, where 18 percent live and Karnataka, where 9 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Bharadwaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bharadwaj surname are 5.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bharadwaj earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.63% less than the national average, earning R 93,552 per year; in United States they earn 37.36% more than the national average, earning $59,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.25% more than the national average, earning $60,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bharadwaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bharadwaj in the Oriya language
ଭରାଜbharaja91.61
ଭାରାଜbharaja3.63
ଭରାଯbharaya1.13
ଭରାଜ୍bharaj1.13
ମୁଭରାଜmubharaja0.45
ଭରଯ୍ାଜbharayaja0.23
ଭରଦାଜbharadaja0.23
ଭରଗ୍ାଜbharagaja0.23
ସିତାଭରାଜsitabharaja0.23
Bharadwaj in the Hindi language
भारद्वाजbharadvaja82.64
भारद्धाजbharad'dhaja12.77
भरद्वाजbharadvaja1.53
भारद्वजbharadvaja0.56
भारद्ववाजbharadvavaja0.45
भारव्दाजbharavdaja0.22
भारदाजbharadaja0.22
भारद्राजbharadraja0.22
भारदवाजbharadavaja0.19
भरद्धाजbharad'dhaja0.15
भारदृाजbharadraja0.11
भरव्दाजbharavdaja0.11
भारद्दाजbharaddaja0.11
भाराद्वाजbharadvaja0.07
भारद्याजbharadyaja0.04
भरद्ववाजbharadvavaja0.04
आरआरara'ara0.04
भादद्वाजbhadadvaja0.04
भारद्धाज़bharad'dhaza0.04
भारध्वजbharadhvaja0.04
भराद्वाजbharadvaja0.04
भारध्दजbharadhdaja0.04
भारद़वाजbharadavaja0.04
भारद्ाजbharadaja0.04
भरदवाजbharadavaja0.04
भारद्वाज़bharadvaza0.04
Bharadwaj in the Marathi language
भाराजbharaja81.5
भराजbharaja5.76
भारदवाजbharadavaja4.71
भरदवाजbharadavaja2.27
भारताजbharataja0.7
भारव्bharav0.7
भारध्bharadh0.35
भाराजाचीbharajaci0.35
भरदराजbharadaraja0.35
भारतदवाजbharatadavaja0.35
भरतbharata0.35
भारदाजbharadaja0.35
भाराावाजbharaavaja0.35
भारतbharata0.35
भारावाजbharavaja0.35
भाररbharara0.35
भारदजवाजbharadajavaja0.35
भारारbharara0.35
भारदृजbharadrja0.17

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