Chandran Surname

6,483rd
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.

Chandran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51,9301:14,7711,214
United Arab Emirates8,5401:1,073120
Oman5,5091:66989
Saudi Arabia5,2471:5,881817
Malaysia3,3401:8,8311,032
Sri Lanka2,8511:7,2991,070
Kuwait2,1311:1,784213
Qatar1,9101:1,23592
Bahrain1,5871:85095
United States1,4521:249,62723,746
Singapore7661:7,190429
England5051:110,33311,403
Canada2781:132,53813,752
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
France451:1,476,060142,161
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Brunei371:11,3171,397
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Seychelles291:3,186566
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Wales181:171,91811,581
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Sweden141:703,34052,204
China121:113,943,4645,994
Maldives121:33,6811,888
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Norway101:514,22941,629
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Belize41:88,8683,294
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Chandran Last Name Facts

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

Chandran (Bengali: চন্দ্রন, Hindi: चन्द्रन, Marathi: चंदन, Oriya: ହରିଶର, Russian: Чандран) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chandran? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chandran is the 6,483rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,615 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Chandran reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chandran is also the 10,291st most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 98,977 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 51,930 people, or 1 in 14,771. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 70 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 11 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 105 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside and Oman, where 6 percent reside.

Chandran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chandran has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 145,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chandran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chandran surname are 4.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.05% registered with the 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

Chandran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chandran in the Bengali language
চন্দ্রনcandrana-
Chandran in the Hindi language
चन्द्रनcandrana67.75
चन्द्रंcandram23.53
चंद्रनcandrana3.04
चंद्रंcandram2.16
चन्द्रानcandrana0.49
चन्द्रणcandrana0.49
चन्द्रण्candran0.29
चंद्रन्candran0.29
चन्द्रांcandram0.29
चन्द्राcandra0.29
चन्द्रcandra0.2
चन्दरनcandarana0.2
चन्दनcandana0.2
चन्द्रॉcandro0.1
चंद्रcandra0.1
ईचन्द्रनicandrana0.1
Chandran in the Marathi language
चंदनcandana35.59
चंदरनcandarana18.64
हरीजनharijana8.47
आनंदनanandana8.47
चांदनीcandani5.08
टंडनtandana3.39
वंदनाvandana3.39
नंदनnandana1.69
चन्दंनcandanna1.69
िटचंदनitacandana1.69
तंडानtandana1.69
आनंदानanandana1.69
जीचंदनjicandana1.69
Chandran in the Oriya language
ହରିଶରharisara25
ପଧାନpadhana25
ଠାକୁରthakura25
ଚାଣcana25
Chandran in the Russian language
Чандранcandran-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chandran
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