Chaterjee Surname

55,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Chaterjee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaterjee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,5291:89,9365,983
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Chaterjee (31) may also be a first name.

Chaterjee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chaterjee (Bengali: চ্যাটার্জ্জী, Hindi: चटर्जी, Oriya: ଚାଟାଜର୍ୀ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaterjee? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chaterjee is the 55,627th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 798,373 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chaterjee live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 8,529 people, or 1 in 89,936. In India it is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 83 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 9 percent are found and Delhi, where 2 percent are found. Barring India this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Chaterjee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chaterjee surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Chaterjee earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.39% more than the national average, earning $62,735 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chatterjee95377,162/
Chateerjee9521/
Chhaterjee9518/
Chatierjee9513/
Chatertjee954/
Chatearjee952/
Chaterrjee952/
Chataerjee951/
Chatetrjee951/
Chadterjee951/
Chaiterjee951/
Chaterjeee951/
Chatherjee951/
Chayterjee951/
Chaaterjee951/
Chaterje9456/
Caterjee941/
Chattaerjee9077/
Chattterjee9067/
Chhatterjee9036/
Chatterjeee9032/
Chatteerjee9028/
Chattertjee9021/
Chaatterjee9018/
Chatterrjee9017/
Chatterjjee9013/
Cahatterjee908/
Chattearjee907/
Chatterjiee907/
Chaitterjee906/
Chatterjeer905/
Chatterjeey904/
Chatterijee904/
Chatterjeet904/
Chattetrjee904/
Chatterjhee903/
Chatterjeeã903/
Schatterjee902/
Chaetterjee902/
Cheatterjee902/
Chastterjee902/
Chatterjeea901/
Chatterzjee901/
Chattejrjee901/
Chatterjeeh901/
Chatterjeje901/
Chattgerjee901/
Chatarjee891,427/
Chatterje89328/
Cheterjee8944/
Catterjee8920/
Chatrejee8916/
Chatergee895/
Hatterjee894/
Chaterjea892/
Chatirjee891/
Chaterjie891/
Chattarjee842,211/
Chatterjea84137/
Chetterjee8498/
Chattrejee8479/
Chattergee8462/
Cahtterjee8437/
Chhatarjee8430/
Chatterjie8427/
Chatteryee8414/
Chatterhee8412/
Chatterjje8412/
Chatteriee8411/
Chattersee8411/
Chattirjee848/
Shatterjee844/
Chotterjee844/
Chatterzee844/
Cheteerjee844/
Chatterjer844/
Chatterjei844/
Chatharjee841/
Chadterjea841/
Chatarjjee841/
Chathirjee841/
Chatieriee841/
Chattaerje841/
Chatterrje841/
Chatarrjee841/
Chaitarjee841/
Chaterji82209/
Chatarje828/
Catterje821/
Chatterjeejee821/
Chatterjeeová821/
Chattaarjee804/
Chhattarjee801/
Chattarhjee801/
Chattarijee801/
Chattarjeea801/
Chatterrjei801/
Chatterji782,169/
Chetarjee78825/
Chattarje7810/
Cheterjje7810/
Chatterge787/
Chateerji787/
Chatterjy784/
Chatterie784/
Chatarjea783/
Chatterja783/
Chatierji782/
Chatterse782/
Chatterjj781/
Chatarjie781/
Caterji7510/
Caterce758/
Chettarjee7411/
Chatterjii748/
Chattearji741/
Chattariee741/
Chattarjie741/
Chatterche741/
Chatterjai741/
Chattterji741/
Chatarji7111,259/
Catterji7128/
Chatirji717/
Chatarjy716/
Hatterge716/
Chatergi715/
Chetarje711/
Cheterji711/
Chattarji67482/
Chaitarji6770/
Chatarjji6752/
Chatarjii678/
Chhatarji678/
Chatarrji675/
Chattergi675/
Hattersey675/
Chatarjai674/
Chaatarji673/
Chatajrji673/
Chatarjyi673/
Chatharji672/
Chetterji672/
Chatarjoi671/
Chautarji671/
Shatterji671/
Hauteriet671/

Chaterjee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chaterjee in the Oriya language
ଚାଟାଜର୍ୀcatajari-
Chaterjee in the Hindi language
चटर्जीcatarji86.67
चटरजीcataraji10
चटैर्जीcatairji3.33
Chaterjee in the Bengali language
চ্যাটার্জ্জীcyatarjji50
চ্যাটার্জীcyatarji50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chaterjee
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