Dandu Surname

14,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Romania

Dandu Surname User-submission:

Dandu means 'garland' in the Indian language of Telugu. It also means 'army' in the Indian language of Kannada.

Dandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India33,9901:22,5671,740
Romania1,8491:10,8591,412
Tanzania5121:103,40210,107
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
England281:1,989,93178,001
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Dandu (10,007) may also be a first name.

Dandu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dandu means 'garland' in the Indian language of Telugu. It also means 'army' in the Indian language of Kannada.

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Dandu Last Name Facts

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

Dandu (Georgian: დანდუ, Hindi: दन्दू, Marathi: दंडु, Oriya: ଦାୁମୁମୁର୍) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dandu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,870th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 194,475 people. The surname Dandu occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Dandu live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dandu is also the 61,220th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 10,007 people.

The last name Dandu is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 33,990 people, or 1 in 22,567. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent are found, Telangana, where 44 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Dandu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dandu last name is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Dandu last name are 25.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.41% registered with the party.

The amount Dandu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.71% less than the national average, earning R 76,740 per year; in United States they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning $49,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhandu911,228/
Dandou91491/
Dandeu91355/
Dandut91190/
Danduh91140/
Dandup9165/
Dandhu9149/
Dandus9138/
Danddu9116/
Daundu9110/
Dandui918/
Dandau917/
Tdandu915/
Dandud914/
Danduy913/
Damndu913/
Danduu911/
Danndu911/
Dahndu911/
Daandu911/
Dandouh83125/
Dhandhu8364/
Danduch8339/
Dandoux8319/
Dhandut8314/
Deandeu8312/
Dhandup839/
Dandoud838/
Daundou835/
Dandush835/
Dhanddu834/
Dasindu832/
Dandous832/
Dhanndu832/
Daandhu831/
Dhaundu831/
Dhanduu831/
Dandout831/
Dandouj831/
Dgandeu831/
Danduss830/
Dondu80787/
Damdu8061/
Dandó8025/
Dahandou77282/
Dandoush77275/
Dandouch7713/
Dandault7712/
Dhaandhu772/
Dhaundhu771/
Dandéhou771/
Dangeedu771/
Dhandhut771/
Dondup73697/
Dhondu73531/
Dandoo7362/
Dondou7314/
Donduy7311/
Dhamdu738/
Damdus736/
Deundu735/
Damdou733/
Damdut732/
Dondhu732/
Dandoe731/
Deyndu731/
Damddu731/
Dondus731/
Domndu731/
Dondeu731/
Damduy731/
Doundu731/
Damdud731/
Doundou67412/
Dhondup67401/
Dhondhu678/
Dandhoo677/
Dhondui676/
Dhandoo673/
Dhondus672/
Dondhup671/
Deundou671/
Damdouh671/
Dhondut671/
Dahndoe671/
Donddou671/
Dondoux671/
Deundeu671/
Dhamdhu671/
Dhondeu671/
Donduit670/

Dandu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dandu in the Georgian language
დანდუdandu-
Dandu in the Marathi language
दंडुdandu45.08
दंडूdandu34.49
दंदुdandu4.83
दांडूdandu4.41
दांडुdandu4.15
दंदूdandu2.71
डंडुdandu0.76
डंदुdandu0.42
डंन्डुdanndu0.34
डंडूdandu0.34
दन्दुdandu0.25
दान्डूdandu0.17
पांडूpandu0.17
दांदूdandu0.17
डान्डूdandu0.17
दडुंdadum0.17
डांडूdandu0.17
इंदूindu0.08
बंदूbandu0.08
दादूdadu0.08
तंडूtandu0.08
नंदुnandu0.08
दांदुdandu0.08
दगडूdagadu0.08
धांडूdhandu0.08
बडुbadu0.08
डन्डुdandu0.08
Dandu in the Hindi language
दन्दूdandu28.76
दंदूdandu23.89
दन्दुdandu20.35
दंदुdandu19.91
डन्डूdandu1.33
दान्दूdandu1.33
दांदूdandu0.88
दांदुdandu0.44
डन्डुdandu0.44
दांडुdandu0.44
डण्डूdandu0.44
डंडूdandu0.44
डन्दूdandu0.44
Dandu in the Oriya language
ଦାୁମୁମୁର୍daumumur10.11
ଦୁପଧାନdupadhana8.99
ଦୁେବେହରାduebehara8.99
ଦାୁଟୁଡୁdautudu6.07
ଦାୁମାିର୍daumair5.39
ଦୁନାୟକdunayaka5.39
ଦାୁdau5.17
ଦାୁେହdaueha4.94
ଦାୁମାଝୀdaumajhi4.27
ଦୁସାହୁdusahu4.04
ଦାୁସେରନdauserana4.04
ଦୁପରିଡାduparida3.6
ଦୁନାଏକduna'eka3.37
ଦାୁମୁାdaumua3.15
ଦୂdu2.92
ଦାୁହଁାସଦାଃdauhamasadah2.7
ଦାୂdau2.7
ଦୁଦାସdudasa2.47
ଦାୁକିୁdaukiu2.47
ଦୁାଇଁdua'im2.25
ଦୁନାହାକdunahaka2.25
ଦାଂଦୁdandu1.35
ସାନୁsanu0.22
ଦଂଡୁdandu0.22
ସାନsana0.22
ଦାମ୍ଦୁdamdu0.22
ପାଣିpani0.22
ଦାଂଦୂdandu0.22

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