Bhattacharya Surname

1,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bhattacharya Surname User-submission:

The surname Bhattacharya means 'teacher of the Vedas'. It comes from bhatta, meaning 'Vedas' (ancient Sanskrit text) and acharya or acharjee, meaning 'teacher'. It can also mean 'learned man' or 'celebrated teacher'.

Bhattacharya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India330,9051:2,318240
Bangladesh3,8751:41,1242,397
United States2,6611:136,21214,258
Oman1,1051:3,338491
United Arab Emirates9391:9,7571,226
England6591:84,5499,288
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Canada3651:100,94710,954
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Bahrain2791:4,834873
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Singapore2441:22,573892
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Thailand1791:394,62869,303
Qatar1371:17,2121,876
Malaysia701:421,34621,816
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Japan561:2,282,93429,427
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Wales181:171,91811,581
France181:3,690,151224,666
Nepal171:1,675,3507,547
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Norway91:571,36544,190
Finland81:687,08836,047
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
China81:170,915,1968,932
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Bhattacharya (553) may also be a first name.

Bhattacharya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bhattacharya means 'teacher of the Vedas'. It comes from bhatta, meaning 'Vedas' (ancient Sanskrit text) and acharya or acharjee, meaning 'teacher'. It can also mean 'learned man' or 'celebrated teacher'.

- adrrit

A Bengali Kulin Brahmin surname of the Jatukarna Gotra/clan.

- navil

Bhattacharya Last Name Facts

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

Bhattacharya (Bengali: ভট্টাচার্য্য, Hindi: भट्टाचार्य, Marathi: भटटाचायर्, Oriya: ଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bhattacharya.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhattacharya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,577th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,230 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bhattacharya reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 357,892nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 553 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 330,905 people, or 1 in 2,318. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 91 percent live, Maharashtra, where 2 percent live and Jharkhand, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in 77 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bhattacharya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bhattacharya last name are 3.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bhattacharya earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning 316,904 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.14% more than the national average, earning $57,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $54,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhattacharjya963,077/
Bhattacharyay961,612/
Bhatacharya961,536/
Battacharya96154/
Bhattacharrya96103/
Bhattacharyaa9677/
Bhattacarya9646/
Bhattaacharya9643/
Bhatthacharya9634/
Bhatttacharya9630/
Bhattachharya9622/
Bhattachaarya9618/
Bhattacharyea9617/
Bahattacharya9613/
Bhaattacharya968/
Bhattacaharya968/
Bhattachayrya967/
Bhattachairya965/
Bhhattacharya964/
Bhattacharyaz964/
Bhatteacharya963/
Bhattacharzya963/
Bhayttacharya963/
Bhattacharyae962/
Bhajttacharya961/
Bhaettacharya961/
Bhatdtacharya961/
Bhattachaerya961/
Bhattacharyha961/
Bhattaecharya961/
Bhattahcharya961/
Bhahttacharya961/
Bhattachahrya961/
Bhattachajrya961/
Bhattacharyad961/
Bhattacharyah961/
Bhattachgarya961/
Bhattascharya961/
Bhattacharja921,248/
Bhatacharjya92983/
Bhattacharia92508/
Bhattacherya92417/
Bhattacharyo92124/
Bahttacharya9245/
Battacharjya9232/
Bhattasharya9224/
Bhattacharayya9223/
Bhattecharya9222/
Bhatatcharya9220/
Bhattacahrya9218/
Bhathacharya9217/
Bhataacharya9213/
Bhattachorya9213/
Bhattacharjyay9212/
Bhottacharya929/
Bhattacharajya926/
Vhattacharya925/
Bhattachcharya925/
Bhhatacharya924/
Bhatacharyay924/
Battacharyay924/
Bhattacarjya924/
Bhattacaryay924/
Bhattahcarya923/
Bhattachareyya923/
Baattacharya922/
Bhaatacharya921/
Bhadtacharya921/
Bhattadcharyay921/
Bhattakharya921/
Bhattocharya921/
Bahatacharya921/
Bhaattachaarya921/
Bhahttacharyay921/
Bhatacaharya921/
Bhattaacharjya921/
Bhattacharoyya921/
Bhattacharrjya921/
Bhattacharyaay921/
Bahattacharjya921/
Batacharya9112/
Bhattacherjya8870/
Bhattacharjay8819/
Bhattacharjja8814/
Bhattacharjea8813/
Bhattacharjaa887/
Bhatachcharya886/
Bhattacharjyo884/
Bhattacheryay883/
Bhattecharyay883/
Bhashtacharya882/
Bhattacharjoy882/
Bahttacharjya881/
Bhatatcharyay881/
Bhattaacaarya881/
Bhattaacharja881/
Bhattacaharja881/
Bhattacaraiya881/
Bhattacharhja881/
Bhattecharjya881/
Bahttaacharya881/
Bhatacharja8725/
Bhattasarya8710/
Bhatacherya879/
Vattacharya877/
Battacharia876/
Bhatacharia872/
Bathacharya871/
Bahtacharya871/
Battacharja871/
Bhatacarjya871/
Bhatecharya871/
Bhatacharyo871/
Bhattacharjeea8522/
Bhashthacharya851/
Bhattacharjo8325/
Bhattasarjya8310/
Bhottacharja832/
Vattacharjya831/
Bhotacharjya831/
Bhattecharia831/
Bhattecharja831/
Bhattecherya831/
Batacharia827/
Vatacharya821/
Botacharya821/
Bhatasarya821/
Bhattacherjay801/
Vattacharja78360/
Bhatacharjo781/
Bhatasarjya781/
Bhattacherja7512/
Bhottacharjo751/
Bhattacherjea725/
Bhotasarjya701/

Bhattacharya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhattacharya in the Oriya language
ଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍bhacayayr88.59
ଚାଯଯ୍ର୍cayayr3.75
ଭାଚାଯbhacaya1.48
ଭଟାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍bhatacayayr0.96
ଭାଚାଯକ଼୍bhacayaq0.52
ଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍ାbhacayayra0.35
ଚାୟଯ୍ର୍cayayr0.35
ଭାଚାଯ଼ଯ୍ର୍bhacayayr0.26
ଭାଚାୟର୍bhacayar0.17
ସୁେଭୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍suebhubhacayayr0.17
ଭାାଯଯ୍ର୍bhaayayr0.17
ଭାଚଯଯ୍ର୍bhacayayr0.17
ସତଯ୍ନାରାୟଣsataynarayana0.17
ଭାଚାରିଆbhacari'a0.17
ଶୁେଭୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍suebhubhacayayr0.17
ଭାଚାଯଯ୍bhacayay0.17
ବିୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍biubhacayayr0.17
ଭଦ୍ାଚାଯbhadacaya0.17
ରିୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍riubhacayayr0.17
ଚାଯର୍cayar0.17
ଅେଧର୍ୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍aedharubhacayayr0.09
ଟିୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍tiubhacayayr0.09
ଅପର୍ାapara0.09
ଜଗବୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍jagabubhacayayr0.09
ଭାଚାୟଯ୍ର୍bhacayayr0.09
ଚଯଯ୍ର୍cayayr0.09
ଭଟଚାଯଯ୍ର୍bhatacayayr0.09
ଭାାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍bhaacayayr0.09
ଭାଚbhaca0.09
ଗଗନବିହାରୀgaganabihari0.09
ଭାଟାଯଯ୍ର୍bhatayayr0.09
ଚାଯ଼ଯ୍ର୍cayayr0.09
ଭାଚାଯ଼୍ର୍ଯ଼bhacayrya0.09
କମେଳୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍kamelubhacayayr0.09
ଦିେବୁଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍diebubhacayayr0.09
ଭାଚାୟର୍ାbhacayara0.09
େତାଭାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍etabhacayayr0.09
ଭଟାାଯଯ୍ର୍bhataayayr0.09
ଭାାୟଯ୍ର୍bhaayayr0.09
Bhattacharya in the Bengali language
ভট্টাচার্য্যbhattacaryya83.85
ভট্টাচার্যbhattacarya8.85
ভটার্চায্যbhatarcayya1.54
ভট্রাচার্য্যbhatracaryya1.54
ভটাচার্য্যbhatacaryya0.77
ভট্ট্যাচার্য্যbhattyacaryya0.77
ভট্টাচার্য়bhattacarya0.77
ভটার্টায্যbhatartayya0.38
ভট্টাচার্যাbhattacarya0.38
ভট্টাচার্জীbhattacarji0.38
চক্রবর্ত্তীভট্টাচার্য্যcakrabarttibhattacaryya0.38
ভট্টাচারিয়াbhattacariya0.38
Bhattacharya in the Hindi language
भट्टाचार्यbhattacarya51.84
भट्टाचार्याbhattacarya26.71
भटटाचार्यbhatatacarya8.73
भटटाचार्याbhatatacarya5.58
एसesa0.93
भट्टचार्यbhattacarya0.73
पीpi0.69
जीji0.65
डीdi0.53
भटटचार्यbhatatacarya0.53
वीvi0.44
भट़टाचार्यbhatatacarya0.36
भट्टचार्याbhattacarya0.36
भटटचार्याbhatatacarya0.24
भट़टाचार्याbhatatacarya0.16
भट्रटाचार्याbhatratacarya0.12
भटाचार्यbhatacarya0.12
भाटटाचार्यbhatatacarya0.12
भटटाचर्याbhatatacarya0.08
भट्ाचार्यbhatacarya0.08
भाट्टाचार्यbhattacarya0.08
भटाचार्याbhatacarya0.08
भटटचार्जीbhatatacarji0.08
भट्तचार्याbhattacarya0.08
भ्ाटटाचार्यbhatatacarya0.08
भट्टाचार्चाbhattacarca0.04
भतताचार्याbhatatacarya0.04
भटृाचार्याbhatracarya0.04
भट्टार्चायbhattarcaya0.04
भाट्टाचार्याbhattacarya0.04
भट्टाचारयाbhattacaraya0.04
एभटटाचार्यebhatatacarya0.04
भटाचार्यायाbhatacaryaya0.04
भट्टायार्यbhattayarya0.04
भट्टाचायbhattacaya0.04
भाटाचार्याbhatacarya0.04
चार्यcarya0.04
भट्रटाचार्यbhatratacarya0.04
चद्राचार्यcadracarya0.04
भटटाचारयाbhatatacaraya0.04
Bhattacharya in the Marathi language
भटटाचायर्bhatatacayar46.01
भटाचायर्bhatacayar20.86
भटटचायर्bhatatacayar13.5
भटाचायbhatacaya4.91
भटृटाचायर्bhatrtacayar3.68
भटटाचारयाbhatatacaraya1.23
भााचायbhaacaya1.23
भटुटाचायर्bhatutacayar1.23
भटटाचायर्ािशbhatatacayaraisa1.23
भाताचारीयाbhatacariya1.23
भातचंbhatacam1.23
भटटाचायbhatatacaya1.23
भट्टाचार्यbhattacarya1.23
भटटाचाय़र्bhatatacayar1.23

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