Bhardwaaj Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bhardwaaj Surname User-submission:

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

Bhardwaaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1001:7,670,654164,164
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bhardwaaj Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- vishie1986

Bhardwaaj Last Name Facts

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

Bhardwaaj (Hindi: भारद्धाज, Marathi: भाराज) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhardwaaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bhardwaaj reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 7,670,654. In India Bhardwaaj is most frequent in: Punjab, where 60 percent live, Delhi, where 9 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bhardwaaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhardwaaj in the Marathi language
भाराजbharaja-
Bhardwaaj in the Hindi language
भारद्धाजbharad'dhaja50
भारद़ाजbharadaaja25
भारद्वाजbharadvaja25

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