Choudhury Surname

1,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Choudhury Surname Definition:

Chowdhury, one of the most common surnames in the world, originates from the time of the Mughal (Persian) Empire, which ruled over much of what is now India and Pakistan. Initially it was a title bestowed on nobility who were given privileges and obligations to those of higher station.

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Choudhury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India167,8321:4,570414
Bangladesh86,9641:1,832183
England10,6551:5,229729
United States4,2961:84,3719,554
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
United Arab Emirates7941:11,5391,440
Canada6181:59,6217,027
Australia3791:71,2298,422
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
Oman2271:16,2471,667
Qatar2091:11,2821,235
Thailand1811:390,26768,497
Wales1621:19,1022,042
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Northern Ireland1301:14,1931,982
Malaysia1041:283,59815,672
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Croatia141:302,04329,715
France141:4,744,480251,814
Norway121:428,52437,411
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Finland101:549,67032,186
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
China91:151,924,6187,954
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380

Choudhury (3,105) may also be a first name.

Choudhury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chowdhury, one of the most common surnames in the world, originates from the time of the Mughal (Persian) Empire, which ruled over much of what is now India and Pakistan. Initially it was a title bestowed on nobility who were given privileges and obligations to those of higher station. The title is somewhat comparable to the English squire. It is derived from two Sanskirt words: catus (चतुस्) - four times and dhuriya (धुरीय) - charged with important duties. Thus, it means: one charged with four important duties.

However, most bearers of the Chowdhury name are not descendants of Mughal Chowdhury. After the fall of the Mughal Empire, the name was adopted en masse, likely by those wanting to drape themselves in importance in a rigid caste system. This trend appears to have occurred upon migration and immigration, as there would be no one to dispute the adopters' status.

— Forebears.io

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'descendant of one charged with four important duties'.

- nabeel2018

Choudhury Last Name Facts

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

Choudhury (Bengali: চৌধুরী, Hindi: चौधरी, Marathi: चौधुरी, Oriya: େଚୗଧୁରୀ) is found most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Choudhury.

How Common Is The Last Name Choudhury? popularity and diffusion

Choudhury is the 1,985th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 26,501 people. The last name Choudhury is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Choudhury are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Choudhury is also the 129,349th most common first name world-wide It is held by 3,105 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 167,832 people, or 1 in 4,570. In India Choudhury is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 60 percent reside, West Bengal, where 24 percent reside and Odisha, where 7 percent reside. Beside India this last name exists in 91 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 32 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Choudhury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Choudhury last name are 3.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Choudhury earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning 336,924 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.7% less than the national average, earning R 57,756 per year; in United States they earn 15.15% more than the national average, earning $49,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning $46,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choudhoury95900/
Choudhurey95114/
Choudhaury9539/
Choudhuiry9528/
Choudhuriy9528/
Chouhdhury9520/
Choudhhury9519/
Choudkhury9519/
Choudhuury9518/
Chouddhury9516/
Chousdhury9515/
Chhoudhury9514/
Choudhurry9512/
Choudhuray9512/
Choudhjury9510/
Chgoudhury9510/
Choudhuryi957/
Choudhuruy955/
Choudhuryy954/
Choudhuyry953/
Choudhuroy952/
Choudhgury952/
Chouedhury952/
Choudjhury951/
Choujdhury951/
Chouydhury951/
Schoudhury951/
Chodhury942,531/
Choudury941,797/
Chudhury94821/
Coudhury9495/
Houdhury9432/
Chchoudhury901/
Choudhjoury901/
Chgoudhuryy901/
Chaudhury8921,185/
Choudhuri8918,313/
Choudhory891,301/
Chuodhury8983/
Choedhury8976/
Chouhdury8934/
Choodhury8921/
Choudjury8910/
Choydhury899/
Choudhure897/
Choudhura897/
Chuudhury897/
Choudaury897/
Shoudhury897/
Choidhury895/
Choddhury895/
Chouduray894/
Chudhuray894/
Chudhurry894/
Chouddury893/
Chodhaury892/
Choudgury892/
Chodhoury891/
Chhudhury891/
Choudoury891/
Jhoudhury891/
Chudhurey891/
Chohdhury891/
Chosdhury891/
Chouduhry890/
Chodhurry890/
Chouduury890/
Chodhuray890/
Chodhuroy890/
Chudhuroy890/
Chudhuryo890/
Chodury88397/
Chudury8817/
Coudury881/
Cudhury881/
Chhoudhhjury861/
Choudkhuri8441/
Chaudhaury8434/
Choudhouri8426/
Choudhuree8419/
Chaudhuryi8414/
Choudhurai8413/
Chaudhuriy8410/
Chaudhuruy847/
Choudhauri846/
Choudhurui844/
Choudhurie843/
Chowedhury843/
Chaudkhury842/
Chaudhuury841/
Chaudhuiry841/
Choudhoory841/
Choudhurei841/
Choudhuris841/
Chouydhuri841/
Chaudhuray841/
Choudhuroi841/
Chouhdhuri841/
Chauddhury841/
Chaudhuyry841/
Chaudhurry840/
Choudhurii840/
Choudhoriy840/
Choudhoroy840/
Choudhoure840/
Choudhuhri840/
Choudhuiri840/
Choudhuuri840/
Chouedhuri840/
Chaudhurey840/
Chaudury82877/
Chodhuri82825/
Chouduri82436/
Chudhuri82245/
Chadhury82108/
Choudory8254/
Chodhory8234/
Choduhry8226/
Chodurhy8224/
Caudhury8213/
Chudhory827/
Coudhuri822/
Choduray822/
Chuduhry822/
Choedury822/
Chodhure821/
Choduriy821/
Chodaury821/
Choidury821/
Haudhury821/
Choddury821/
Chohdury821/
Chudhure820/
Choudure820/
Chuduray820/
Chaudhuuriy8014/
Choudhourie800/
Choudhuuree800/
Chaudhuri7862,261/
Chaudhory78117/
Choudhori78103/
Chaudaury7880/
Chaudhura7843/
Chaidhury7842/
Chadhaury7811/
Choedhuri7810/
Cheudhuri786/
Choudauri786/
Shoudhuri785/
Chaudhure784/
Chadhuray784/
Choydhuri783/
Choodhuri783/
Chuddhuri783/
Chuodhuri782/
Chudhauri782/
Chuudhuri782/
Chaudurry781/
Chaydhury781/
Choudduri781/
Chouduuri781/
Choddhuri781/
Chodhauri781/
Chadhuiry781/
Chadhurey781/
Chaedhury781/
Chaiudury781/
Chauddury781/
Chaudjury781/
Chayudury781/
Choedgury781/
Choodhory781/
Chohdurey781/
Chaddhury781/
Cheuduury781/
Chodchory781/
Choidhuri780/
Chodhorey780/
Chodhouri780/
Choydhory780/
Chodhuiri780/
Chodhurai780/
Choduhruy780/
Chadhuruy780/
Chodura75582/
Chuduri7596/
Chadury7553/
Choduri7546/
Houdure7536/
Chudory7515/
Coudure757/
Cudhuri752/
Chudura752/
Chodure751/
Chodory751/
Caudury751/
Hodurey751/
Sodhury751/
Chaudhauri7428/
Chaudhurri7423/
Chaudhuuri7416/
Chauudhuri7413/
Chaudhurui747/
Chhaudhuri744/
Chaudhurai744/
Chaudhurii743/
Chaudhuiri742/
Chaiudhuri741/
Chaudhuris741/
Chauddhuri741/
Chaudhhuri741/
Chaudhurip741/
Chaidhurry740/
Chowedhuri740/
Caudhuri71310/
Chadhuri71214/
Chudhori71195/
Khodoury71181/
Chauduri71154/
Choduraa7190/
Soudhuri7144/
Chodhori7136/
Chudoory7130/
Choudori7129/
Hauduroy7127/
Houdouri7126/
Chaduhry7116/
Chadhory719/
Chaduray717/
Chadaury715/
Chooduri714/
Chodduri714/
Soudoury714/
Choduhri713/
Chahdury713/
Chadhura712/
Chaudure712/
Chadoury712/
Joudhuri712/
Tsoudury712/
Khadhury711/
Saudhury711/
Chadurhy711/
Chaudory711/
Codhauri711/
Chudduri711/
Chuduuri711/
Shudhuri711/
Sudhuroy711/
Choeduri711/
Chudorry711/
Choduree710/
Chadhure710/
Chodhore710/
Choiduri710/
Chuoduri710/
Chchaudhuri703/
Coduri67760/
Chaidhuri67413/
Huduri67214/
Hodura67203/
Chadhauri6738/
Codura6738/
Cadury6730/
Hodory6728/
Cheidhuri6720/
Chaudhori6718/
Chudhorih6713/
Hoduri679/
Chadhuura679/
Khoudouri676/
Choudoori674/
Caudhauri674/
Chadhurai673/
Chudhoury673/
Shaudhuri673/
Chaidhura672/
Chudhorie672/
Chaudurie672/
Chaudurai671/
Cauddhuri671/
Chadhaura671/
Hudura671/
Houdjouri671/
Judury671/
Chaudduri671/
Chaddhuri671/
Chadhoury671/
Chadhurio671/
Chudoorry671/
Chauddory671/
Choeduree671/
Cudure670/

Choudhury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Choudhury in the Bengali language
চৌধুরীcaudhuri97.11
চৌধূরীcaudhuri2.63
চৌধুরিcaudhuri0.07
চৌধরিcaudhari0.07
চৈধুরীcaidhuri0.07
চৌধুরীcaudhuri0.07
Choudhury in the Marathi language
चौधुरीcaudhuri93.94
चोधुयर्codhuyar6.06
Choudhury in the Hindi language
चौधरीcaudhari93.02
चौधुरीcaudhuri6.98
Choudhury in the Oriya language
େଚୗଧୁରୀecadhuri88.92
େଚୗଧୁରିecadhuri5.57
େଚୗଧୂରୀecadhuri1.64
େଚୖଧୁରୀecadhuri0.94
ଚଉଧୁରୀca'udhuri0.43
େଚୖାଧୁରୀecaadhuri0.3
ଚଉଧୁରିca'udhuri0.19
େଚୗଧୁରecadhura0.13
େଚୗଧୂରିecadhuri0.1
େଚାଧୁରୀecadhuri0.09
ବିୁେଚୗଧୁରୀbiuecadhuri0.07
ସୁେଚୗଧୁରୀsuecadhuri0.06
େଟୗଧୁରୀetadhuri0.06
ମୁେଚୗଧୁରୀmuecadhuri0.06
ଇୁେଚୗଧୁରୀiuecadhuri0.04
େଚୗ଼ଧୁରୀecadhuri0.03
ପପୁେଚୗଧୁରୀpapuecadhuri0.03
େଡୗଧୁରୀedadhuri0.03
ରିୁେଚୗଧୁରୀriuecadhuri0.03
ଶୁେଚୗଧୁରୀsuecadhuri0.03
େଚାଧୁରିecadhuri0.03
େଚୗଧୂରecadhura0.03
ଚଉଧରୀca'udhari0.03
େଚୖଧୁରିecadhuri0.03
େଚୗଧଉରୀecadha'uri0.01
ପିୁେଚୗଧୁରୀpiuecadhuri0.01
ରୁେଚୗଧୁରୀruecadhuri0.01
େଚୖାଧୁରିecaadhuri0.01
ଚେଟୗଧୁରୀcetadhuri0.01
ବୁେଚୗଧୁରୀbuecadhuri0.01
େତାଚଉଧୁରୀetaca'udhuri0.01
ସିୁେଚୗଧୁରୀsiuecadhuri0.01
େଚାଧୂରୀecadhuri0.01
େଚୗଉଧୁରୀeca'udhuri0.01
ରୀୁେଚୗଧୁରୀriuecadhuri0.01
େଚୖର୍ଧୁରecardhura0.01
େଚୗଧୁରିୀecadhurii0.01
ବିେଚୗଧୁରୀbiecadhuri0.01
େଚୗଉଧୁରିeca'udhuri0.01
େଚୖଧୂରିecadhuri0.01
େଟୗଧୂରୀetadhuri0.01
ଅେର୍ୁେଚୗଧୁରିaeruecadhuri0.01
େଚୖୁଧୁରୀecaudhuri0.01
ପୂେର୍ୁେଚୗଧୁରୀpueruecadhuri0.01
ଅୁେଚୗଧୁରୀauecadhuri0.01
େଚୗଧୁରୀଓecadhuri'o0.01
ସୁେଚୖାଧୁରୀsuecaadhuri0.01
ଗାବିୁେଚୗଧୁରୀgabiuecadhuri0.01

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