Bhardwaj Surname

5,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Bhardwaj Surname User-submission:

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

Bhardwaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India90,2181:8,502717
United States1,9831:182,78318,240
England1,4221:39,1835,071
Canada1,0711:34,4034,418
United Arab Emirates1,0111:9,0631,127
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Australia4921:54,8696,729
Oman3441:10,7211,349
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Singapore1631:33,7901,252
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Thailand1531:461,68980,914
Malaysia1361:216,86912,591
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Poland451:844,63965,213
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Norway221:233,74025,571
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
China151:91,154,7714,767
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Wales131:238,04114,239
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Finland91:610,74534,002
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France71:9,488,960336,266
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660

The alternate forms: Bhārdwāj (1) are calculated separately.

Bhardwaj (1,281) may also be a first name.

Bhardwaj 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

Bhardwaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bhardwaj (Bengali: ভরোদ্বোয়াজ, Hindi: भारद्वाज, Marathi: भाराज, Oriya: ଭରାଜ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bhārdwāj. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhardwaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,718th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 73,652 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Bhardwaj are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bhardwaj is also the 220,239th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 1,281 people.

The last name Bhardwaj is most common in India, where it is carried by 90,218 people, or 1 in 8,502. In India it is mostly found in: Delhi, where 36 percent live, Punjab, where 13 percent live and Maharashtra, where 12 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in 88 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Bhardwaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bhardwaj last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bhardwaj earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning 345,134 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $55,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $62,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bhardwaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhardwaj in the Hindi language
भारद्वाजbharadvaja80.39
भारद्धाजbharad'dhaja13.02
भारदाजbharadaja1.56
भारव्दाजbharavdaja0.65
भरद्वाजbharadvaja0.45
भारद्राजbharadraja0.4
भारद्वजbharadvaja0.22
भारदूाजbharaduaja0.18
भारद्दाजbharaddaja0.15
भाद्वाजbhadvaja0.12
भारदृाजbharadraja0.1
भाद्धाजbhad'dhaja0.08
भारद़ाजbharadaaja0.08
कुमारkumara0.07
भारद्ाजbharadaja0.07
भारदुाजbharaduaja0.03
भारदव्जbharadavja0.03
भार्द्वाजbhardvaja0.03
भारूद्वाजbharudvaja0.03
भाराद्वाजbharadvaja0.03
भारद्वाbharadva0.02
भादद्वाजbhadadvaja0.02
भारत्राजbharatraja0.02
मोहनmohana0.02
ाारद्वाजaaradvaja0.02
भारद्याजbharadyaja0.02
भारद्वालbharadvala0.02
भारदाव्जbharadavja0.02
भरद्वजbharadvaja0.02
भर्दवाजbhardavaja0.02
भारद्वाज़bharadvaza0.02
भाद्वजbhadvaja0.02
शेखरsekhara0.02
भराद्वाजbharadvaja0.02
चन्द्रcandra0.02
Bhardwaj in the Marathi language
भाराजbharaja68.88
भारbhara26.86
भारताजbharataja1.46
भराजbharaja0.49
भरतbharata0.09
भाडवाजbhadavaja0.07
भारतbharata0.05
भारव्bharav0.05
भारदासbharadasa0.03
भरारbharara0.03
भारतीbharati0.03
िभरूडibharuda0.03
भाराजाचीbharajaci0.02
िबरजुibaraju0.02
भारदbharada0.02
भारजbharaja0.02
भारदाजbharadaja0.02
भडवाजbhadavaja0.02
िधरजidharaja0.02
हेमराजhemaraja0.02
भारध्bharadh0.02
भादर्वाजbhadarvaja0.02
बालीरजbaliraja0.02
हसराजhasaraja0.02
भारद्वाजbharadvaja0.02
भाराजाजीbharajaji0.02
भदर्वाजbhadarvaja0.02
भाताजbhataja0.02
भारदजbharadaja0.02
भााजbhaaja0.02
भरताजbharataja0.02
एसभाराजesabharaja0.01
Bhardwaj in the Oriya language
ଭରାଜbharaja64.29
ଭାରାଜbharaja21.43
ଭରତୱାଜbharatawaja7.14
ହାସଯ୍hasay7.14
Bhardwaj in the Bengali language
ভরোদ্বোয়াজbharodboyaja50
ভারদোয়াজbharadoyaja25
ভারতউজbharata'uja25

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