And Surname

239,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

And Surname Definition:

A family of this name bore as arms a Roman Encycl. Herald. "And" would appear to have been either a qualifying epithet or an ancient personal designation, since it often occurs in composition with topographical terms; e. g., Andborough, And-by, And-over, An-croft.

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And Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates4251:21,5582,489
Afghanistan3561:90,3182,454
India1621:4,734,971120,979
Finland1501:36,6454,724
Taiwan1231:190,6081,654
Turkey731:1,066,04747,221
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Pakistan641:2,791,31123,365
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Israel501:171,15317,369
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

And (11,815) may also be a first name.

And Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A family of this name bore as arms a Roman Encycl. Herald. "And" would appear to have been either a qualifying epithet or an ancient personal designation, since it often occurs in composition with topographical terms; e. g., Andborough, And-by, And-over, An-croft.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

And Last Name Facts

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

The last name And (Bengali: অন্দ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻨﺪ, Hindi: आन्द, Marathi: आंद, Russian: Анд) is found in The United Arab Emirates more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name And? popularity and diffusion

The surname And is the 239,279th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,353,373 people. The last name And occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of And live; 36 percent live in West Asia and 26 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 54,785th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 11,815 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United Arab Emirates, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 21,558. Aside from The United Arab Emirates this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 21 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hand8649,611/
Aind8612,309/
Gand864,053/
Annd86553/
Aund8699/
Aand8689/
Andt8657/
Ands8653/
Andh8645/
Amnd8637/
Aend8614/
Eand869/
Ahnd863/
Andd863/
Ajnd862/
Asnd862/
Andı861/
Andz861/
An803,294,274/
Hands7511,808/
Gaund754,717/
Gandh751,696/
Handt751,361/
Gaind751,111/
Aaind75535/
Gandt75329/
Handz75219/
Andås75135/
Aannd7584/
Aindh7560/
Ayned7537/
Handå7532/
Gaand7529/
Ahand7526/
Haind7526/
Gandø7513/
Hamnd7510/
Hannd759/
Handh758/
Aundh757/
Aundt753/
Ainds752/
Handd752/
Heand752/
Ahund752/
Asend752/
Ainhd752/
Ainnd751/
Ayndt751/
Gantd751/
Gandd751/
Aatnd751/
Aandh751/
Aindt751/
Anndh751/
Atnnd751/
Aunnd751/
Gandå751/
Aindd751/
Andsh751/
Aendt751/
Anhhd751/
Ganhd751/
Haund750/
Anndt750/
Eands750/
Asndt750/
Han6710,833,230/
Gan671,572,941/
Anh67658,260/
Ang67450,956/
Ahn67119,553/
Ain6724,935/
Ann6722,365/
Amd6720,605/
Ane6719,115/
Aun6715,231/
End6710,484/
Aan675,009/
Ant674,424/
Ayn671,983/
Ean671,202/
Andova67737/
Ond67703/
Anq67598/
Atn67534/
Handte67424/
Andowa67331/
Asn67306/
Amn67289/
Ajn67133/
Đan67131/
Andová67121/
Hainds6789/
Gaundh6771/
Anğ6752/
Aïn6715/
Anehed6711/
Gaunnd677/
Gaindh677/
Uanand676/
Gaaind676/
Hayned674/
Achend674/
Ahamnd673/
Assend673/
Gainnd672/
Hained672/
Hasind671/
Gaundt671/
Gandth671/
Aainnd671/
Aanndh671/
Ainedh671/
Aãd671/
Haundz671/
Hatend671/
Åan671/
Țan671/
Aaaind671/
Ausend671/
Asendz671/
Aín671/
Anå671/
Handph671/
Handss671/
Hamndh671/
Hannds670/
Asends670/
Haynds670/
Hamndt670/
Handch670/

And Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
And in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻨﺪnd-
And in the Bengali language
অন্দanda-
And in the Marathi language
आंदanda94.38
And in the Hindi language
आन्दanda79.44
अन्दanda11.21
अंडanda7.48
And in the Russian language
Андand-

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