Budhathoki Surname

6,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Budhathoki Surname User-submission:

Budhathoki is a surname belonging to the Tagadhari (wearers of the Holy Thread) Brahmin Chhetri group within the Khas community, Nepal. The Budhathokis are considered high-ranking members of Nepalese society, as they belong to the Jharra Chhetri subgroup of the Khas Chhetri caste, which is socio-religiously regarded as the purest among all Chhetri subcastes.

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Budhathoki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal88,0551:32376
Qatar4431:5,323557
Malaysia3191:92,4586,423
United Arab Emirates1641:55,8685,445
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India1471:5,218,132128,839
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England541:1,031,81650,675
Australia311:870,82953,581
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Budhathoki (77) may also be a first name.

Budhathoki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Budhathoki is a surname belonging to the Tagadhari (wearers of the Holy Thread) Brahmin Chhetri group within the Khas community, Nepal. The Budhathokis are considered high-ranking members of Nepalese society, as they belong to the Jharra Chhetri subgroup of the Khas Chhetri caste, which is socio-religiously regarded as the purest among all Chhetri subcastes. Within the Jharra subgroup, they are placed in the category of Ekthariyas, as it is a homogeneous caste. People with the Budhathoki surname predominantly reside in Nepal and India.

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Budhathoki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Budhathoki (Hindi: बुढाथोकी, Marathi: बुढाथोकी, Oriya: ବୁଢାେଥାକୀ) is more frequently found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Budhathoki? popularity and diffusion

Budhathoki is the 6,304th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 81,311 people. Budhathoki occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Budhathoki reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Budhathoki is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 77 people.

The last name Budhathoki is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is held by 88,055 people, or 1 in 323. In Nepal Budhathoki is primarily found in: Rapti, where 29 percent reside, Bagmati, where 15 percent reside and Janakpur, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nepal this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Budhathoki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Budhathoki last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Budhathoki earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.46% less than the national average, earning $35,184 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Budhathoki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Budhathoki in the Hindi language
बुढाथोकीbudhathoki77.78
बुधाथोकीbudhathoki11.11
बूधाठोकीbudhathoki11.11
Budhathoki in the Marathi language
बुढाथोकीbudhathoki66.67
बुधाथोकीbudhathoki20
बुडाथोकीbudathoki6.67
बुढाथोिकbudhathoika6.67
Budhathoki in the Oriya language
ବୁଢାେଥାକୀbudhaethaki50
ବୁଢାେଥାକିbudhaethaki50

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