Bengali Surnames

Bengali names are used in Bangladesh and eastern India.

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Ahmad আহমদ Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.

Ahmed আহমেদ Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the given name Ahmad.

Bandyopadhyay বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায Bengali
From the name of the village of Bandoghat combined with upadhaya "instructor, priest".

Banerjee বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায, ব্যানার্জী Bengali
Variant of Bandyopadhyay.

Begam বেগম Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Urdu بیگم, Bengali বেগম or Gurmukhi ਬੇਗਮ (see Begum).

Begum বেগম Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi
From a title traditionally used as an honorific for Muslim women in India and other parts of southern Asia. It is derived from a feminine form of the Turkic title beg meaning "chieftain" (modern Turkish bey).

Bhattacharya ভট্টাচার্য Bengali
From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) meaning "scholar, lord" and आचार्य (ācārya) meaning "teacher".

Chaudhuri চৌধুরী Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চৌধুরী (see Chowdhury).

Choudhury চৌধুরী Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চৌধুরী (see Chowdhury).

Chowdhury চৌধুরী Bengali
Bengali form of Chaudhary.

Das দাস Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Marathi
Means "servant, devotee" in Sanskrit.

Devi দেবী Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia
From Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". It is used as a surname by Indian women who did not originally have a family name. This is the most common surname in several Indian states.

Gupta গুপ্তা Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu
Means "protected" in Sanskrit.

Kamal কামাল Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Kamal 1.

Khan খান Urdu, Pashto, Bengali
From a title meaning "king, ruler", probably of Mongolian origin but used in many languages.

Kumar কুমার Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "boy, prince" in Sanskrit.

Mahmud মাহমুদ Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.

Mohammad মুহাম্মদ Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Mohammad.

Mohammed মুহাম্মদ Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Muhammad মুহাম্মদ Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Sharma শর্মা Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Means "joy, shelter, comfort" in Sanskrit.

Sultana সুলতানা Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of Sultan.

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