Bhattacharyya Surname

9,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bhattacharyya Surname User-submission:

This surname is a Bengali and Assamese Brahmin surname of Indian origin, made up of two Sanskrit roots: Bhatta, meaning 'learned one,' 'scholar,' or a priest specializing in Vedic scriptures, and Acharya, meaning 'teacher,' 'preceptor,' or 'guru'.

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Bhattacharyya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India55,1141:13,9181,137
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
United States1,0831:334,68030,245
England2851:195,50217,195
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1471:62,3285,951
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Australia491:550,93340,757
Oman471:78,4672,961
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Bhattacharyya (45) may also be a first name.

Bhattacharyya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a Bengali and Assamese Brahmin surname of Indian origin, made up of two Sanskrit roots: Bhatta, meaning 'learned one,' 'scholar,' or a priest specializing in Vedic scriptures, and Acharya, meaning 'teacher,' 'preceptor,' or 'guru'.

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Bhattacharyya Last Name Facts

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

Bhattacharyya (Bengali: ভট্টাচার্য্য, Hindi: भटटाचार्य, Marathi: भटटाचायर्, Oriya: ଭାଚାଯଯ୍ଯ୍ର୍) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bhattacharyya.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhattacharyya? popularity and diffusion

Bhattacharyya is the 9,364th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 120,585 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Bhattacharyya reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 55,114 people, or 1 in 13,918. In India Bhattacharyya is most common in: West Bengal, where 93 percent live, Assam, where 2 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Bhattacharyya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bhattacharyya last name are 8.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bhattacharyya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.8% more than the national average, earning $56,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $60,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhatacharyya9668/
Battacharyya9631/
Bhattacaryya9624/
Bhattacharryya9620/
Bhattaacharyya9613/
Bhatttacharyya967/
Bhaattacharyya967/
Bhhattacharyya966/
Bhattachharyya965/
Bhattachaaryya965/
Bahattacharyya964/
Bhasttacharyya963/
Bhattachgaryya961/
Bhatteacharyya961/
Bhattacharyyah961/
Bhattttacharyya931/
Bhattachariya922,326/
Bhattacharaya92378/
Bhattachareya9227/
Bhattacharyye9215/
Bahttacharyya924/
Bhattocharyya923/
Bhattacharyia923/
Bhattacharyyo923/
Bhottacharyya923/
Bhattahcaryya922/
Bhattakharyya921/
Bhattacharuya921/
Vhattacharyya921/
Bhattacharayy921/
Bhattacharyja921/
Bhattachoryya921/
Baattacharyya921/
Bhattacharriya891/
Bhattacaharaya891/
Bhatachariya88498/
Bhattacharay8854/
Bhattacharye8841/
Battachariya889/
Bhattacharai883/
Bhattacarayy883/
Bhatacharaya883/
Bhattacariya883/
Bhatacharyyo881/
Bhattacharaji8518/
Bhattashariya8515/
Bhattacharyji8511/
Bhattacahriya853/
Bahttacharaya851/
Bhattochariya851/
Vhattachariya851/
Bhottachariya851/
Bhattacaray839/
Batachariya833/
Battacharay833/
Bhatacharay833/
Bhatacharye831/
Bhattacharyjee8137/
Bhattacharajee8125/
Bhattacharraji814/
Bhattachariyee811/
Bhattacharee80274/
Bhatacharaji8021/
Bhattasariya8015/
Bhattacaraji8010/
Bhattacharie801/
Vattachariya801/
Bhatacaray7822/
Bhattachariji775/
Bhattacharhee774/
Bhattachajree773/
Bhattachharee771/
Bhatatcharaji771/
Bhattacharejj771/
Bhatacaraji757/
Bottacharai752/
Bhatacairay751/
Bhattacharejee7420/
Bhattacharijee7412/
Bhattacharujee741/
Bhathacharyjee741/
Bhatatcharyjee741/
Bhattasaraji725/
Bhatachariji721/
Bhatacharhee721/
Bhattachareejee711/
Batasariya701/
Bhataachariji691/
Bhatacharijee691/
Battacharijee691/

Bhattacharyya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhattacharyya in the Marathi language
भटटाचायर्bhatatacayar-
Bhattacharyya in the Bengali language
ভট্টাচার্য্যbhattacaryya85.71
ভট্টাচার্চbhattacarca7.14
ভট্টাচারিয়াbhattacariya7.14
Bhattacharyya in the Oriya language
ଭାଚାଯଯ୍ଯ୍ର୍bhacayayyr50
ଭାଚାୟଯ୍ର୍bhacayayr28.57
ଭଟାଚାଯଯ୍ର୍bhatacayayr21.43
Bhattacharyya in the Hindi language
भटटाचार्यbhatatacarya29.41
भटाचार्यbhatacarya17.65
भटटाचार्याbhatatacarya17.65
भट्टाचार्यbhattacarya11.76
दत्ताdatta5.88
भटृटाचार्याbhatrtacarya5.88
भट्रटाचार्याbhatratacarya5.88
भट्टाचार्याbhattacarya5.88

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