Chatterjee Surname

1,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Chatterjee Surname User-submission:

A Bengali Kulin Brahmin surname of the Kashyapa Gotra/clan.

Chatterjee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India359,1811:2,136222
Bangladesh7,3001:21,8301,523
United States3,4311:105,64211,599
United Arab Emirates1,3301:6,889885
England1,1551:48,2416,028
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Oman5471:6,742959
Canada4881:75,5038,520
Australia4061:66,4927,929
Thailand3991:177,03828,720
Singapore3121:17,653727
Bahrain2791:4,834873
Qatar2621:9,000985
Germany2411:334,04832,981
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Malaysia1611:183,19410,967
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Sweden371:266,12918,422
France361:1,845,076161,051
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Wales221:140,66110,115
China201:68,366,0783,721
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Denmark131:434,20928,556
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Samoa41:48,452659
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Chatterjee (286) may also be a first name.

Chatterjee Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Bengali Kulin Brahmin surname of the Kashyapa Gotra/clan.

- Swastik Chakraborty

Chatterjee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chatterjee (Bengali: চ্যাটার্জী, Hindi: चटर्जी, Marathi: चाटेज, Oriya: ଚାଟାଜର୍ୀ) is found most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chatterjee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,432nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,322 people. Chatterjee is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Chatterjee live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 523,065th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 286 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 359,181 people, or 1 in 2,136. In India Chatterjee is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 93 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India Chatterjee exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Chatterjee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chatterjee has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Chatterjee last name rose 115,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chatterjee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chatterjee last name are 4.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chatterjee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 508.31% more than the national average, earning R 1,445,580 per year; in United States they earn 39.02% more than the national average, earning $59,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.46% more than the national average, earning $59,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaterjee959,128/
Chatterje95328/
Chattaerjee9577/
Chattterjee9567/
Chhatterjee9536/
Chatterjeee9532/
Chatteerjee9528/
Chattertjee9521/
Catterjee9520/
Chaatterjee9518/
Chatterrjee9517/
Chatterjjee9513/
Cahatterjee958/
Chattearjee957/
Chatterjiee957/
Chaitterjee956/
Chatterjeer955/
Chatterjeey954/
Chatterijee954/
Chatterjeet954/
Chattetrjee954/
Hatterjee954/
Chatterjhee953/
Chatterjeeã953/
Schatterjee952/
Chaetterjee952/
Cheatterjee952/
Chastterjee952/
Chatterjeea951/
Chatterzjee951/
Chattejrjee951/
Chatterjeeh951/
Chatterjeje951/
Chattgerjee951/
Chattarjee902,211/
Chatterjea90137/
Chetterjee9098/
Chattrejee9079/
Chattergee9062/
Cahtterjee9037/
Chatterjie9027/
Chateerjee9021/
Chhaterjee9018/
Chatteryee9014/
Chatierjee9013/
Chatterhee9012/
Chatterjje9012/
Chatteriee9011/
Chattersee9011/
Chattirjee908/
Shatterjee904/
Chotterjee904/
Chatterzee904/
Chatterjer904/
Chatterjei904/
Chatertjee904/
Chatearjee902/
Chaterrjee902/
Chataerjee901/
Chatetrjee901/
Chadterjee901/
Chaiterjee901/
Chattaerje901/
Chatterrje901/
Chaterjeee901/
Chatherjee901/
Chayterjee901/
Chaaterjee901/
Chaterje8956/
Caterjee891/
Catterje891/
Chatterjeejee871/
Chatterjeeová871/
Chattaarjee864/
Chhattarjee861/
Chattarhjee861/
Chattarijee861/
Chattarjeea861/
Chatterrjei861/
Chatterji842,169/
Chatarjee841,427/
Cheterjee8444/
Chatrejee8416/
Chattarje8410/
Chatterge847/
Chatergee845/
Chatterjy844/
Chatterie844/
Chatterja843/
Chaterjea842/
Chatterse842/
Chatterjj841/
Chatirjee841/
Chaterjie841/
Chhatarjee8030/
Chettarjee8011/
Chatterjii808/
Cheteerjee804/
Chatharjee801/
Chadterjea801/
Chatarjjee801/
Chathirjee801/
Chattearji801/
Chatieriee801/
Chattariee801/
Chattarjie801/
Chatterche801/
Chatterjai801/
Chattterji801/
Chatarrjee801/
Chaitarjee801/
Chaterji78209/
Catterji7828/
Chatarje788/
Hatterge786/
Chetarjee74825/
Chattarji74482/
Cheterjje7410/
Chateerji747/
Chattergi745/
Hattersey745/
Chatarjea743/
Chetterji742/
Chatierji742/
Shatterji741/
Chatarjie741/
Caterji7110/
Caterce718/
Chhattarji702/
Chaittarji701/
Chatarji6711,259/
Chatterdzhi677/
Chatirji677/
Chatarjy676/
Chatergi675/
Satterji673/
Chetarje671/
Cheterji671/
Hattersy670/
Hattersheid670/
Satterie670/

Chatterjee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chatterjee in the Hindi language
चटर्जीcatarji96.3
चटरजीcataraji1.23
चट्टर्जीcattarji0.93
चटार्जीcatarji0.62
चैटर्जीcaitarji0.62
चाटेर्जीcaterji0.31
Chatterjee in the Oriya language
ଚାଟାଜର୍ୀcatajari68.02
ଚାଟାଜିର୍catajir18.6
ଚାାଜର୍ୀcaajari10.47
ଚାଟର୍ାଜିcataraji1.16
ଚଟରଜିcataraji1.16
ଚାଟର୍ାଜୀcataraji0.58
Chatterjee in the Bengali language
চ্যাটার্জীcyatarji56.52
চাটার্জীcatarji23.91
চ্যাটার্জ্জীcyatarjji8.7
চাট্যার্জীcatyarji4.35
চ্যটার্জীcyatarji2.17
চাটার্জ্যীcatarjyi2.17
চ্যাটার্জিcyatarji2.17
Chatterjee in the Marathi language
चाटेजcateja50
चटेरजीcateraji25
चटाटृजीcatatrji25

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