Gupta Surname

177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,011,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gupta Surname User-submission:

The name Gupta is derived from Sanskrit, goptri, meaning 'protector' or 'governor'.

Unlike other Indian surnames, the surname Gupta has been adopted by various different communities across India irrespective of their caste.

In India, the surname Gupta is used mainly by the Vaishya Bania communities, particularly those belonging to Rauniyar, Agarwal, Mahur, Tailik (Teli), Barnwal, Kanu, Khandelwal, Arora, Jaiswal, Arya Vaishya, Mahajan, Mahawar, Maheshwari, Patwa, Kasuadhan, Lashkari and Mathur Vaishya sub castes.

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Gupta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,835,9961:27025
Nepal56,9301:500100
Bangladesh38,1201:4,180387
United States26,7961:13,5271,682
United Arab Emirates8,0451:1,139128
England6,7211:8,2901,211
Thailand5,0711:13,930960
Saudi Arabia5,0481:6,112847
Oman4,5011:819111
Canada4,1701:8,8361,319
Australia3,0041:8,9871,337
Singapore2,0501:2,687236
Qatar1,9661:1,19988
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Bahrain1,3371:1,009127
Kuwait1,2921:2,942383
Malaysia9031:32,6622,763
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Germany7111:113,22813,945
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
New Zealand5791:7,8211,327
Fiji4401:2,033307
Hong Kong3511:20,899456
Netherlands2861:59,04610,167
Indonesia2471:535,42243,307
Japan2431:526,10814,829
Poland2361:161,05422,666
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Switzerland1971:41,6905,856
Scotland1961:27,3152,915
Tanzania1941:272,89521,498
France1791:371,07755,233
Sweden1521:64,7814,943
China1331:10,280,613645
Wales1321:23,4432,472
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
Russia1241:1,162,28385,907
Norway1231:41,8075,981
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Ireland971:48,5463,552
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Spain801:584,40027,603
Belgium791:145,52720,575
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Finland461:119,49411,620
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Angola361:749,7002,649
Libya361:173,444826
South Korea361:1,423,340382
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Austria251:340,61736,996
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Seychelles181:5,133784
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Vietnam161:5,790,3782,464
Bhutan151:41,069598
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Panama121:326,0227,351
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Israel101:855,76354,181
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Macau91:66,848400
Maldives91:44,9082,305
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Togo91:805,3086,372
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Belize41:88,8683,294
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Güpta (1), Guptà (1), Guptã (1) & Gúptá (2) are calculated separately.

Gupta (24,439) may also be a first name.

Gupta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Gupta is derived from Sanskrit, goptri, meaning 'protector' or 'governor'.

Unlike other Indian surnames, the surname Gupta has been adopted by various different communities across India irrespective of their caste.

In India, the surname Gupta is used mainly by the Vaishya Bania communities, particularly those belonging to Rauniyar, Agarwal, Mahur, Tailik (Teli), Barnwal, Kanu, Khandelwal, Arora, Jaiswal, Arya Vaishya, Mahajan, Mahawar, Maheshwari, Patwa, Kasuadhan, Lashkari and Mathur Vaishya sub castes.

Additionally, the surname Gupta is adopted by some other communities in other parts of the Indian subcontinent:

The Guptas from West Bengal belong to the Vaidya/Baidya (physician) community, and are related to the Sengupta and Dasgupta communities of Bengal who are also Vaidyas.

Kayasthas also use the title Guptha like Sen Gupta and Das Gupta.

- alokkumargupta

Gupta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gupta (Bengali: গুপ্ত, Hindi: गुप्ता, Marathi: गुपता, Oriya: ଗୁା, Russian: Гупта, Tibetan: གུབ་ཏ་) occurs most in India. It may appear in the variant forms: Güpta, Guptà, Guptã or Gúptá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gupta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gupta is the 177th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,420 people. The last name Gupta is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gupta reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 32,554th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 24,439 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 2,835,996 people, or 1 in 270. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent are found, Bihar, where 13 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 170 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 2 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.

Gupta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gupta has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 336,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gupta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gupta last name are 0.079999999999998% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Gupta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.53% less than the national average, earning €10,651 per year; in Norway they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning 342,027 kr per year; in Peru they earn 732.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 161,460 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning R 236,004 per year; in United States they earn 35.68% more than the national average, earning $58,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.24% more than the national average, earning $66,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güpta931/
Guptà931/
Guptã931/
Guptha914,276/
Guupta911,107/
Guptaa91754/
Guptta91453/
Guppta91243/
Guptaz91137/
Guptas91111/
Ghupta9196/
Gaupta9185/
Guphta9153/
Goupta9148/
Guptai9147/
Gutpta9138/
Guptap9136/
Ngupta9131/
Guptau9128/
Kgupta9119/
Gujpta9113/
Guptah9113/
Guptad9110/
Guptay9110/
Guptat918/
Guptga917/
Ggupta914/
Guptaj913/
Guptea913/
Guhpta912/
Qgupta911/
Cgupta911/
Hgupta911/
Upta89102/
Gúptá872/
Guptaja837/
Guptaai836/
Gushpta834/
Gupptha832/
Guptach832/
Gupthas832/
Guthpta831/
Guuptay831/
Guphtha831/
Guptadh831/
Guptaha831/
Gupthaa831/
Guptaid831/
Guptaih831/
Guptais831/
Guptaph831/
Guptatt831/
Gupte8011,136/
Gupto80938/
Gupti80256/
Uptas80185/
Uptha80133/
Guvta80117/
Gipta8098/
Hupta8065/
Gubta8056/
Gupty808/
Uipta806/
Uptap804/
Uspta804/
Aupta803/
Guptj802/
Oupta802/
Uupta801/
Uptaa801/
Uptai801/
Uptaś801/
Uptah801/
Guptahad771/
Goopta73676/
Huptas73174/
Huptaś7344/
Upthai7321/
Guptey7319/
Ngupto7319/
Uptass7312/
Gudpti735/
Guptie734/
Gupthe734/
Ouptha734/
Gupthi733/
Haupta733/
Huspta732/
Goepta732/
Gubtai731/
Gaupte731/
Gaupti731/
Giptta731/
Guuvta731/
Gupter731/
Guptio731/
Guptit731/
Guptos731/
Uiptat731/
Goubta731/
Goupto731/
Giptai731/
Gupteh731/
Guptes731/
Guptho731/
Gubtha731/
Upptay731/
Upto6795/
Ngoupto6710/
Gipteau678/
Huptacz675/
Uvta673/
Huptach671/
Gooptta671/
Ubta671/
Ngupteh671/
Ggoupto671/

Gupta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gupta in the Hindi language
गुप्ताgupta99.16
गुपताgupata0.29
गूप्ताgupta0.09
गुप्तgupta0.06
गु्प्ताgupta0.02
पुप्ताpupta0
गुन्ता़gunta0
ग़ूप्ताgupta0
गुप्टाgupta0
गुपाgupa0
गुप्त़ाguptaa0
गुप्ताुguptau0
गप्तgapta0
गुाप्ताguapta0
गुप्जाgupja0
नीताnita0
ऊर्फurpha0
गुम्ताgumta0
गुपत्ाgupata0
गंप्ताgampta0
गुत्प्ताgutpta0
गु़़प्ताgupta0
ग़़्ुप्ताgaupta0
गुप्पाguppa0
गूप्तgupta0
बूप्ताbupta0
गप्ुताgaputa0
़गुप्ताgupta0
गूुप्ताguupta0
गुप्ंताgupnta0
गु्पताgupata0
गुत्ताgutta0
गुप्'ताgup'ta0
एफepha0
गुूप्ताguupta0
गुप्त्ााguptaa0
गुव्ताguvta0
गूपताgupata0
गुच्ताgucta0
गुप्प्ताguppta0
्गुप्ताgupta0
ुप्ताupta0
गुप्लाgupla0
गुप्त्ाgupta0
ग्ुप्ताgupta0
मुप्ताmupta0
ग्रुप्ताgrupta0
गुप़्ताgupata0
गुपतgupata0
बुप्ताbupta0
ग़ुप्ताgupta0
गुताguta0
गुंप्ताgumpta0
गुन्ताgunta0
गु़प्ताgupta0
गुुप्ताguupta0
गुप्माgupma0
गप्ताgapta0
गुप्तााguptaa0
गुप्ता़gupta0
Gupta in the Bengali language
গুপ্তgupta95.65
গুপ্তাgupta4.22
গূপ্তgupta0.12
Gupta in the Tibetan language
གུབ་ཏ་gubta94.12
གུཔ་ཏ་gupata5.88
Gupta in the Oriya language
ଗୁାgua90.04
ଗୁgu7.37
ମୁଗୁାmugua0.47
ଗୁଗ୍ାguga0.14
ଗୁଯ୍ାguya0.13
ଗୁଜ୍ାguja0.13
ଅୁଗୁାaugua0.12
ଇୁଗୁାiugua0.1
ଗୁଵ୍ାguva0.1
ସୁଗୁାsugua0.08
ଗୁଚ୍ାguca0.08
ଗୁଅgu'a0.07
ଗୁଓାguoa0.06
ଗୁଦ୍ାguda0.05
ଗୁତାିgutai0.02
ଗୁଇାguia0.02
ଗୁନ୍ାguna0.02
ଗୁଫ଼୍ାgufa0.02
ଗୁକ଼୍ାguqa0.02
ଗୁତ୍ାguta0.02
ଗୁମ୍ାguma0.02
ଗୁଲ୍ାgula0.02
ଗୁାତାିguatai0.02
ଗୁରgura0.02
ଗୁପ୍ାgupa0.01
ଗୁସ୍ାgusa0.01
ରୂପକrupaka0.01
ରୁପଚrupaca0.01
ଗୁପତାgupata0.01
ଗୁତାୀgutai0.01
ଗୁବ୍ାguba0.01
ପାତpata0.01
ରୂପଲrupala0.01
ରୂପଚାrupaca0.01
ଉପମାupama0.01
Gupta in the Marathi language
गुपताgupata26.46
गुप्ताgupta24.74
गौतमgautama13.02
गुप्gup10.69
गुत्पाgutpa3.91
गुफाgupha3.84
गुानguana3.7
गुपgupa3.43
गुांguam3.02
गुपतgupata0.82
गु-ताgu-ta0.41
गूपताgupata0.41
गुप्तgupta0.41
गुताguta0.41
उपमाupama0.27
उपदupada0.27
गुाटguata0.27
गुंताgunta0.21
उपन्upan0.14
गुतguta0.14
उपवupava0.14
गु्ताguta0.14
गुपमाgupama0.14
Gupta in the Russian language
Гуптаgupta-

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