Byanjankar Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Qatar

Byanjankar Surname User-submission:

The surname Byanjankar means 'cooks'. It comes from the Sanskrit word byanjan, which means 'food'. There were the people who specialized in making varieties of local food and dish recipes during the Malla regime (a ruling dynasty of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal from 1201 to 1779) and thus were called Byanjankar.

Byanjankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal591:482,7284,334
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Byanjankar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Byanjankar means 'cooks'. It comes from the Sanskrit word byanjan, which means 'food'. There were the people who specialized in making varieties of local food and dish recipes during the Malla regime (a ruling dynasty of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal from 1201 to 1779) and thus were called Byanjankar.

- sabin.byanjankar

Byanjankar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Byanjankar is found in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Byanjankar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Byanjankar live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Nepal, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 482,728. In Nepal it is most numerous in: Bagmati, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nepal this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Qatar, where 9 percent are found.

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