Chwodhury Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Chwodhury Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chwodhury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India711:10,803,738202,948
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chwodhury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chwodhury (Bengali: চৌধুরী) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chwodhury? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Chwodhury are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 10,803,738. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 99 percent live and Tripura, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Chwodhury Last Name Statistics demography

Chwodhury earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chwodury941/
Chuodhury8983/
Chwodhuri894/
Chwudhury891/
Cvhoudhury843/
Chwedury821/
Chuodhuri782/
Chwudhuri781/
Chwadhuri781/
Chuoduri710/
Chweudura6713/
Chuadaury671/
Chuhadury671/
Chuhadurry631/
Swadhura591/

Chwodhury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chwodhury in the Bengali language
চৌধুরীcaudhuri-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chwodhury
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