Mukherjee

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Mukherjee (Template:Langx), also Mukerjee, Mookerjea, Mookerjee, Mukerji, Mukherji, Mukhujje or Mookherjee, is a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin surname originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.[1] The traditional Bengali version is Mukhopaddhae, which is sometimes written Mukhopadhyay.

Origins

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Notable people with the last name Mukherjee

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Pranab Mukherjee - 13th President of India

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Syama Prasad Mookerjee - the founder Bharatiya Jana Sangh which would later evolve into Bharatiya Janata Party, the current ruling party of India.

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