Bhattachaya Surname

245,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bhattachaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhattachaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6181:474,08224,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bhattachaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bhattachaya (Bengali: ভট্টাচায্য, Hindi: भट्टाचार्या, Marathi: भटटाचायर्) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bhattachaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhattachaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bhattachaya is the 245,548th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,495,710 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bhattachaya reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Bhattachaya is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,618 people, or 1 in 474,082. In India Bhattachaya is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 97 percent reside, Assam, where 2 percent reside and Tripura, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India Bhattachaya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bhattachaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhattachaya in the Hindi language
भट्टाचार्याbhattacarya-
Bhattachaya in the Marathi language
भटटाचायर्bhatatacayar-
Bhattachaya in the Bengali language
ভট্টাচায্যbhattacayya87.5
ভট্টাচার্য্যbhattacaryya12.5

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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