Roychowdhury Surname

15,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Roychowdhury Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roychowdhury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India34,9651:21,9381,696
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
England581:960,65648,451
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Roychowdhury (15) may also be a first name.

Roychowdhury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roychowdhury (Bengali: রায়চৌধুরী, Oriya: ରାଯେଚୗଧୁରୀ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Roychowdhury.

How Common Is The Last Name Roychowdhury? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,497th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 202,696 people. The surname Roychowdhury occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Roychowdhury reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Roychowdhury is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

Roychowdhury is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 34,965 people, or 1 in 21,938. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 98 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside and Assam, where 0 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Roychowdhury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Roychowdhury surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Roychowdhury earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.35% more than the national average, earning $58,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.54% more than the national average, earning $61,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Roychowdhury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Roychowdhury in the Bengali language
রায়চৌধুরীrayacaudhuri-
Roychowdhury in the Oriya language
ରାଯେଚୗଧୁରୀrayecadhuri50
ରାୟେଚୗଧୁରrayecadhura50

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Footnotes

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