Chowdhury Surname

300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,769,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Chowdhury 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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Chowdhury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,460,9961:10916
India263,8601:2,907289
England12,1581:4,583628
United States11,0241:32,8794,105
Saudi Arabia4,5711:6,750938
United Arab Emirates3,7261:2,459302
Canada2,8091:13,1171,936
Thailand2,2581:31,2843,129
Australia1,3281:20,3282,817
Qatar1,2391:1,903163
Kuwait1,1381:3,340441
Oman6951:5,306756
Sweden4531:21,7371,803
Singapore3301:16,690705
Bahrain3231:4,175737
Malaysia3071:96,0726,626
Wales2781:11,1311,238
Germany2561:314,47431,760
Spain2521:185,52412,982
Japan2141:597,40315,827
Scotland1621:33,0483,292
Swaziland1521:8,541460
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Northern Ireland1011:18,2682,315
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Italy921:664,74758,468
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Botswana551:39,7627,636
France541:1,230,050127,496
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Greece471:235,74036,293
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Norway341:151,24418,822
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Yemen291:911,21711,394
Austria271:315,38635,058
China251:54,692,8632,965
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Finland241:229,02918,579
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
South Korea151:3,416,017641
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Brunei81:52,3411,746
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Cyprus71:126,4118,331
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Belize51:71,0952,977
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Bhutan41:154,010967
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Chowdhury (42,636) may also be a first name.

Chowdhury 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

It means the head of a village or a person owning a significant area of land. It is also a sub-caste for Arain, Gujjar and Jutt.

- amansiddiqui

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

- nabeel2018

Chowdhury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chowdhury (Bengali: চৌধুরী, Hindi: चौधरी, Marathi: चॉधुरी, Oriya: େଚୗଧୁରୀ) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chowdhury? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 300th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,117 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Chowdhury are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 21,087th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 42,636 people.

Chowdhury is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,460,996 people, or 1 in 109. Excluding Bangladesh this last name is found in 110 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Chowdhury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chowdhury surname are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chowdhury earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.48% less than the national average, earning €7,062 per year; in Norway they earn 28.96% less than the national average, earning 245,848 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.92% less than the national average, earning R 135,648 per year; in United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $42,301 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chowdhoury951,454/
Chowdhuryy95548/
Chouwdhury95532/
Chowdhuriy9594/
Chowdhuray9577/
Chowdhaury9572/
Chowdhurry9546/
Chowdhurey9537/
Chowdhuruy9534/
Chowdhhury9532/
Chowddhury9526/
Chowdhuury9519/
Chowdhuery9515/
Chhowdhury9515/
Choowdhury9512/
Hchowdhury959/
Chowdhuryi958/
Chowdhuiry957/
Choiwdhury957/
Choewdhury957/
Chowdhuroy956/
Chowhdhury955/
Chowwdhury954/
Chuowdhury954/
Chowdhurhy954/
Chgowdhury953/
Chowdheury953/
Chowdhutry952/
C'Howdhury952/
Chowdhuyry952/
Chowdhjury951/
Chowdhuhry951/
Chowdhuryt951/
Chowdjhury951/
Chowdkhury951/
Chowfdhury951/
Jchowdhury951/
Chowdury9419,371/
Cowdhury9460/
Howdhury949/
Chouwdhoury901/
Chowdhuri89248,058/
Chawdhury896,722/
Chowdhory895,630/
Chowhdury89713/
Chowdaury8956/
Chuwdhury8953/
Chowdhiry8938/
Showdhury8925/
Chowdoury8914/
Chowduhry8913/
Chowdhure8911/
Chowdgury898/
Chovdhury896/
Chouwdury896/
Chowduury895/
Chewdhury894/
Chowdhura892/
Zhowdhury892/
Chowdurey892/
Khowdhury891/
Chowdeury891/
Chowdjury891/
Chowduery891/
Chowdurhy891/
Cuowdhury891/
Choewdury891/
Chowddury891/
Chowduray891/
Chowduruy891/
Couwdhury891/
Cowdhaury891/
Coowdhury891/
Cohwdhury891/
Chowduryy891/
Chowduriy890/
Cowdury885/
Howdury882/
Chowdhoory8478/
Chowdhurui8467/
Chouwdhuri8416/
Chowdhurie8414/
Chowdhuree8411/
Chowdhauri844/
Chawdhaury844/
Chowdhuiri843/
Chawdhurry843/
Chowdhurri843/
Chawdhoury843/
Chowdhuroi842/
Chowdhouri841/
Chowdhurai841/
Chouwdhory841/
Chowdhhuri841/
Choiwdhory841/
Chowdhuhri841/
Chowdhuuri841/
Chouwdhiry841/
Chawdhuray841/
Chawdhuriy841/
Chawdhuury841/
Choiwdhuri840/
Chowdhoray840/
Chowdhurii840/
Choowdhuri840/
Chauwdhury840/
Chowdory821,819/
Chowduri821,214/
Chawdury82467/
Chowdiry829/
Cowdaury821/
Cowdhuri821/
Sowdhury821/
Chuwdury821/
Showdury821/
Chowdure820/
Chawdhuri78930/
Chowdhori7874/
Chuwdhuri7813/
Chowdhiri7811/
Chowdauri788/
Chawdhory786/
Chawdoury785/
Chowhduri783/
Chobdhuri783/
Chawdaury781/
Chowdurui781/
Chawdhure781/
Showdhuri781/
Chofdhuri781/
Chowdorry781/
Chuwdhory781/
Chawduray781/
Cuowdhuri781/
Chowduree781/
Chewdhuri780/
Chowdouri780/
Chowduhri780/
Chouwduri780/
Chowdirey780/
Chowhdory780/
Chauwdhuri745/
Chawdhurai744/
Chawdhauri740/
Chawdhuree740/
Chowdiri71134/
Covdhuri719/
Chowdori715/
Chawdory714/
Chawduri713/
Chavdury711/
Chawdiry711/
Cowdurhi711/
Chewduri710/
Chowdhooree705/
Chawdhori6729/
Chowdoori677/
Chovdhiri671/
Chavdhuri671/

Chowdhury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chowdhury in the Marathi language
चॉधुरीcodhuri-
Chowdhury in the Bengali language
চৌধুরীcaudhuri99.33
চৌধূরীcaudhuri0.45
চৌধুরিcaudhuri0.11
ছোব্ঢুর্য্chobdhury0.06
চৌধুরীcaudhuri0.06
Chowdhury in the Hindi language
चौधरीcaudhari85.19
चोधुरीcodhuri8.64
चौधुरीcaudhuri4.94
चोधरीcodhari1.23
Chowdhury in the Oriya language
େଚୗଧୁରୀecadhuri78.34
େଚୗଧୁରିecadhuri15.91
େଚୗଧୂରୀecadhuri3.42
େଚୖଧୁରୀecadhuri1.26
େଚାଧୁରୀecadhuri0.19
େଚୗଧୁରecadhura0.18
ମୁେଚୗଧୁରୀmuecadhuri0.08
େଚୗଧୁecadhu0.06
େଚୗଧୁରୀାଇଁecadhuria'im0.05
େଚୗଧecadha0.05
ବିୁେଚୗଧୁରୀbiuecadhuri0.05
ସିତାେଚୗଧୁରୀsitaecadhuri0.04
ଇୁେଚୗଧୁରୀiuecadhuri0.03
ଶୁେଚୗଧୁରୀsuecadhuri0.03
ସୁେଚୗଧୁରୀsuecadhuri0.03
ଜୁେଚୗଧୁରୀjuecadhuri0.02
ଚଉଧୁରିca'udhuri0.02
େଚୗଧୂରecadhura0.02
େଦହୁରୀedahuri0.01
ମୁେଚୗଧୁରିmuecadhuri0.01
ସୁେଚୗଧୁରିsuecadhuri0.01
େଚୗଧୁରୀରecadhurira0.01
ରୁେଚୗଧୁରୀruecadhuri0.01
ଜୁେଚୗଧୁରିjuecadhuri0.01
ବୁେଚୗଧୁରୀbuecadhuri0.01
ଚଉଧୁରୀca'udhuri0.01
ଅୁେଚୗଧୁରୀauecadhuri0.01
ପୁେଚୗଧୁରୀpuecadhuri0.01
ଇୁେଚୗଧୁରିiuecadhuri0
ଶୁେଚୗଧୁରିsuecadhuri0
େଟୗଧୁରୀetadhuri0
େଚୖଧୁରecadhura0
ପୁେଚୗଧୁରିpuecadhuri0
ମୁେଚୖଧୁରୀmuecadhuri0
କୁେଚୗଧୁରୀkuecadhuri0
ଧନୁର୍ୟdhanurya0
େଚୖାଧୁରୀecaadhuri0
ଚତୁଭୁର୍ଯcatubhurya0
େଚୗଧୂରିecadhuri0
େଚୖଧୂରୀecadhuri0
ଚଊଧୂରୀca'udhuri0

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