Byanjankar Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 59 | 1:482,728 | 4,334 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
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.
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byanjanakar | 95 | 2,316 | / |
| Byanajanakar | 91 | 9 | / |
| Banjanakar | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bhanjankar | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vyanjankar | 90 | 1 | / |
| Byannajanakar | 87 | 1 | / |
| Bhanjanekar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Panjankar | 84 | 34 | / |
| Benjankar | 84 | 4 | / |
| Bnjanakar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Panjanakar | 80 | 39 | / |
| Benjankhar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Panjanekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhunjanakar | 76 | 5 | / |
| Painjanakar | 76 | 4 | / |
| Banjanagari | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pinjankar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Panjanigar | 70 | 13 | / |
| Pinjanakar | 70 | 8 | / |
| bin Janukri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Banjinyikire | 64 | 17 | / |
| bin Janghari | 64 | 11 | / |
| Panjannagari | 64 | 4 | / |
| Ponjenkar | 63 | 7 | / |
| Banjinyikiire | 61 | 3 | / |
| Banjinyikyire | 61 | 2 | / |
| bin Jangor | 60 | 8 | / |
| bin Jangri | 60 | 1 | / |
| bin Jhinkur | 57 | 2 | / |
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