Rajbhandari Surname

306,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Rajbhandari Surname User-submission:

It is a Newar surname in Nepal. The meaning of this surname is 'royal treasurer'. The title was given to the people who were appointed as treasurers to look after king's wealth. And thus the descendants of those treasurers kept the surname.

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Rajbhandari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal5351:53,2351,550
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Thailand1951:362,24863,422
Australia561:482,06636,890
England401:1,392,95161,553
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
India271:28,409,829361,298
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China41:341,830,39216,990
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Rajbhandari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Newar surname in Nepal. The meaning of this surname is 'royal treasurer'. The title was given to the people who were appointed as treasurers to look after king's wealth. And thus the descendants of those treasurers kept the surname.

- abhasrajbhandari

Rajbhandari Last Name Facts

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

Rajbhandari (Hindi: राजभण्डारी) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajbhandari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 306,186th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,900,847 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Rajbhandari live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 53,235. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Bagmati, where 11 percent live, Gandaki, where 1 percent live and Seti, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nepal it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Thailand, where 16 percent live.

Rajbhandari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rajbhandari last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rajbhandari earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning $38,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning $38,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rajbhandari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rajbhandari in the Hindi language
राजभण्डारीrajabhandari50
राजभंडारीrajabhandari50

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