Chandran Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Chandran Surname

6,483^rd

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 87,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

India

Highest density in:

Oman

Chandran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Chandran Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
India	51,930	1:14,771	1,214
United Arab Emirates	8,540	1:1,073	120
Oman	5,509	1:669	89
Saudi Arabia	5,247	1:5,881	817
Malaysia	3,340	1:8,831	1,032
Sri Lanka	2,851	1:7,299	1,070
Kuwait	2,131	1:1,784	213
Qatar	1,910	1:1,235	92
Bahrain	1,587	1:850	95
United States	1,452	1:249,627	23,746
Singapore	766	1:7,190	429
England	505	1:110,333	11,403
Canada	278	1:132,538	13,752
Australia	208	1:129,787	14,130
Hong Kong	141	1:52,025	927
Indonesia	131	1:1,009,536	73,900
New Zealand	64	1:70,755	10,593
Germany	46	1:1,750,119	100,509
France	45	1:1,476,060	142,161
Thailand	39	1:1,811,240	225,763
Brunei	37	1:11,317	1,397
South Africa	30	1:1,805,923	85,708
Seychelles	29	1:3,186	566
Iraq	26	1:1,346,987	15,017
Pakistan	23	1:7,767,125	41,967
Scotland	20	1:267,691	12,985
Switzerland	18	1:456,273	33,097
Wales	18	1:171,918	11,581
Kenya	15	1:3,078,660	38,128
Netherlands	14	1:1,206,227	70,951
Sweden	14	1:703,340	52,204
China	12	1:113,943,464	5,994
Maldives	12	1:33,681	1,888
Northern Ireland	10	1:184,504	9,341
Norway	10	1:514,229	41,629
Bangladesh	9	1:17,706,308	13,537
Egypt	9	1:10,215,084	48,153
Nigeria	9	1:19,682,529	291,344
Denmark	6	1:940,786	47,603
Poland	6	1:6,334,792	156,558
Brazil	5	1:42,814,866	547,158
Japan	5	1:25,568,859	50,629
Tanzania	5	1:10,588,323	75,430
Uganda	5	1:7,807,856	134,263
Belize	4	1:88,868	3,294
Ethiopia	4	1:24,386,566	19,165
South Korea	4	1:12,810,064	2,073
Congo	3	1:1,663,032	27,638
Iceland	3	1:126,697	5,403
Philippines	3	1:33,746,074	302,898
Russia	3	1:48,041,019	639,186
Vietnam	3	1:30,882,018	4,101
Ireland	2	1:2,354,470	19,715
Afghanistan	2	1:16,076,592	43,178
Finland	2	1:2,748,351	72,663
Italy	2	1:30,578,344	160,757
Kazakhstan	2	1:8,841,248	174,813
Mexico	2	1:62,063,102	83,384
Serbia	2	1:3,572,474	32,645
Zambia	2	1:7,924,961	45,994
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
Angola	1	1:26,989,214	11,853
Armenia	1	1:2,930,180	22,770
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Barbados	1	1:287,448	2,772
Bermuda	1	1:65,279	3,010
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077
Botswana	1	1:2,186,929	30,250
Bulgaria	1	1:6,978,905	86,260
Cambodia	1	1:15,487,146	14,824
Chile	1	1:17,616,474	93,597
Cyprus	1	1:884,876	13,055
Czechia	1	1:10,633,469	206,023
Djibouti	1	1:914,932	1,612
Dominican Republic	1	1:10,432,932	36,508
Gambia	1	1:1,923,451	1,043
Georgia	1	1:3,745,545	47,852
Ghana	1	1:27,020,692	23,742
Greenland	1	1:56,379	1,133
Guam	1	1:160,121	4,893
Guinea	1	1:11,833,817	3,268
Israel	1	1:8,557,634	182,558
Ivory Coast	1	1:23,071,232	76,679
Jordan	1	1:8,842,437	26,010
Latvia	1	1:2,050,046	60,295
Libya	1	1:6,243,974	6,186
Malawi	1	1:17,119,109	34,144
Mauritius	1	1:1,293,417	16,552
Monaco	1	1:37,066	4,748
Mozambique	1	1:27,261,569	7,432
Myanmar	1	1:51,937,985	2,166
Namibia	1	1:2,409,401	19,676
Nepal	1	1:28,480,956	22,413
Panama	1	1:3,912,258	17,195
Papua New Guinea	1	1:8,153,717	181,784
Puerto Rico	1	1:3,550,139	9,109
Romania	1	1:20,077,870	89,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	1:55,199	1,294
Saint Lucia	1	1:178,781	3,800
Spain	1	1:46,752,036	156,870
Taiwan	1	1:23,444,746	93,622
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1:1,363,975	22,013
Turkmenistan	1	1:5,489,112	11,427
Ukraine	1	1:45,522,696	503,646
United States Virgin Islands	1	1:110,375	6,934
Yemen	1	1:26,425,294	55,147

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	1	1:50,218,684	817,899

Chandran (98,977) may also be a first name.

Chandran Demographics

Chandran Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 239 (2014)

United States
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Chandran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chandran Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Chandran (Bengali: চন্দ্রন, Hindi: चन्द्रन, Marathi: चंदन, Oriya: ହରିଶର, Russian: Чандран) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chandran? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 6,483^rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 83,615 people. The surname Chandran occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Chandran reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,291^st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 98,977 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 51,930 people, or 1 in 14,771. In India Chandran is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 70 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 11 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in 105 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live and Oman, where 6 percent live.

Chandran Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Chandran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chandran surname rose 145,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chandran Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Chandran last name are 4.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chandran earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 33.92% more than the national average, earning 463,472 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.83% more than the national average, earning R 322,788 per year; in United States they earn 25.95% more than the national average, earning $54,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $56,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Chandhran	94	99	/
Chandrane	94	32	/
Chandrain	94	17	/
Chandrann	94	15	/
Chandrang	94	10	/
Channdran	94	6	/
Tchandran	94	4	/
Chantdran	94	4	/
Chandrant	94	4	/
Chandrand	94	3	/
Chanddran	94	3	/
Chandraan	94	3	/
Chandrean	94	2	/
Chsandran	94	1	/
Chanhdran	94	1	/
Schandran	94	1	/
Handran	93	221	/
Candran	93	155	/
Chandrasen	89	161	/
Chandrasin	89	2	/
Chaandrran	89	2	/
Chandranjs	89	1	/
Chandrahan	89	1	/
Chandrannd	89	1	/
Chandranne	89	1	/
Chandram	88	1,395	/
Shandran	88	267	/
Chendran	88	20	/
Candrann	88	8	/
Chandron	88	4	/
Chamdran	88	2	/
Khandran	88	2	/
Handrann	88	1	/
Chandrasing	84	175	/
Chandrachin	84	2	/
Chaseendran	84	2	/
Chandraseng	84	2	/
Handrahan	82	815	/
Chendrean	82	177	/
Chandhram	82	9	/
Chandrram	82	5	/
Jahandran	82	2	/
Channdram	82	1	/
Chandraam	82	1	/
Chandramc	82	1	/
Tchandram	82	1	/
Handreane	82	1	/
Condran	80	540	/
Sandran	80	484	/
Chandrasingh	80	135	/
Handron	80	67	/
Jandran	80	54	/
Chandrahasen	80	6	/
Candron	80	5	/
Zandran	80	4	/
Handram	80	1	/
Hondran	80	1	/
Sachindran	78	26	/
Chandracim	78	3	/
Handrahann	78	2	/
Shasindran	78	1	/
Chandronnt	78	1	/
Jandrain	75	333	/
Sandrang	75	98	/
Sandrean	75	46	/
Condrain	75	19	/
Chondram	75	2	/
Sandrain	75	1	/
Sandrane	75	1	/
Jandraan	75	1	/
Chondron	75	1	/
Jandrean	75	0	/
Ciandron	75	0	/
Shandron	75	0	/
Sacheendran	74	7	/
Shaseendran	74	3	/
Sasindran	71	345	/
Jeandrain	71	119	/
Sandragne	71	11	/
Saindrane	71	10	/
Sasendran	71	8	/
Saindrain	71	4	/
Handraham	71	1	/
Sandraann	71	1	/
Satendran	71	1	/
Johndrean	71	0	/
Sandram	67	7,115	/
Condron	67	4,204	/
Saseendran	67	1,659	/
Sandron	67	1,401	/
Jandron	67	279	/
Zandron	67	120	/
Samdran	67	9	/
Sasiendran	67	4	/
Hondron	67	3	/
Sondran	67	1	/
Sassendran	67	1	/
Sasindhran	67	1	/
Hondram	67	1	/

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Chandran Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Chandran in the Bengali language
চন্দ্রন	candrana	-
Chandran in the Hindi language
चन्द्रन	candrana	67.75
चन्द्रं	candram	23.53
चंद्रन	candrana	3.04
चंद्रं	candram	2.16
चन्द्रान	candrana	0.49
चन्द्रण	candrana	0.49
चन्द्रण्	candran	0.29
चंद्रन्	candran	0.29
चन्द्रां	candram	0.29
चन्द्रा	candra	0.29
चन्द्र	candra	0.2
चन्दरन	candarana	0.2
चन्दन	candana	0.2
चन्द्रॉ	candro	0.1
चंद्र	candra	0.1
ईचन्द्रन	icandrana	0.1
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Chandran in the Marathi language
चंदन	candana	35.59
चंदरन	candarana	18.64
हरीजन	harijana	8.47
आनंदन	anandana	8.47
चांदनी	candani	5.08
टंडन	tandana	3.39
वंदना	vandana	3.39
नंदन	nandana	1.69
चन्दंन	candanna	1.69
िटचंदन	itacandana	1.69
तंडान	tandana	1.69
आनंदान	anandana	1.69
जीचंदन	jicandana	1.69
Chandran in the Oriya language
ହରିଶର	harisara	25
ପଧାନ	padhana	25
ଠାକୁର	thakura	25
ଚାଣ	cana	25
Chandran in the Russian language
Чандран	candran	-

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Footnotes

Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chandran
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Chandran Surname

Chandran Surname

Chandran Surname Distribution Map

Chandran Demographics

Chandran Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Chandran? popularity and diffusion

Chandran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Chandran Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Chandran Name Transliterations

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Footnotes

Where Does The Last Name Chandran Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Chandran? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Chandran Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Chandran Last Name Statistics ^demography