Handa Surname
Approximately 68,900 people bear this surname
Handa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 37,030 | 1:3,452 | 580 |
| India | 20,782 | 1:36,910 | 2,636 |
| Angola | 1,972 | 1:13,686 | 1,647 |
| United States | 1,605 | 1:225,831 | 21,831 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Indonesia | 709 | 1:186,529 | 17,902 |
| Kenya | 682 | 1:67,712 | 6,482 |
| Philippines | 636 | 1:159,180 | 26,250 |
| England | 508 | 1:109,681 | 11,357 |
| Kuwait | 482 | 1:7,885 | 1,093 |
| Oman | 474 | 1:7,781 | 1,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 409 | 1:22,402 | 2,562 |
| Canada | 384 | 1:95,952 | 10,435 |
| Brazil | 368 | 1:581,724 | 21,718 |
| South Africa | 189 | 1:286,655 | 27,999 |
| Australia | 185 | 1:145,923 | 15,562 |
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| Hungary | 171 | 1:57,405 | 6,021 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| Niger | 81 | 1:236,938 | 7,651 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Zambia | 76 | 1:208,552 | 13,419 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| Romania | 47 | 1:427,189 | 34,091 |
| Peru | 43 | 1:739,166 | 16,774 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Northern Cyprus | 11 | 1:29,001 | 6,098 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Hânda (28) & Hanďa (1) are calculated separately.
Handa (7,298) may also be a first name.
Handa Demographics
Average Male Handa Height
172 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Handa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Handa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻨﺪﻩ, Hindi: हान्डा, Marathi: हांडा, Oriya: ହାା) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Hânda or Hanďa. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Handa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,268th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 105,770 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Handa live; 54 percent live in East Asia and 54 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Handa is also the 75,514th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 7,298 people.
This last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 37,030 people, or 1 in 3,452. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found, Tochigi Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Japan Handa occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Angola, where 3 percent are found.
Handa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Handa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Handa last name grew 6,173 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Handa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Handa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Handa surname are 0.90000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.13% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Handa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 230.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 64,109 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.6% less than the national average, earning R 124,524 per year; in United States they earn 35.55% more than the national average, earning $58,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.96% more than the national average, earning $67,054 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Handa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Handa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻨﺪﻩ | hndh | 71.43 |
| ﺣﻨﺪ | hnd | 28.57 |
| Handa in the Marathi language | ||
| हांडा | handa | 64.5 |
| हंडा | handa | 28.9 |
| हान्डा | handa | 1.95 |
| हांदा | handa | 1.19 |
| हॉंडा | honda | 0.65 |
| हाँडा | hamda | 0.65 |
| हनडा | hanada | 0.43 |
| हांडे | hande | 0.22 |
| चांद | canda | 0.22 |
| आंडा | anda | 0.22 |
| हड | hada | 0.22 |
| झांडा | jhanda | 0.22 |
| हंदा | handa | 0.11 |
| धांडे | dhande | 0.11 |
| Handa in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାା | haa | 44.12 |
| ହା | ha | 32.35 |
| ଦା | da | 2.94 |
| ହାଂସଦା | hansada | 2.94 |
| ଜମୁନା | jamuna | 2.94 |
| ଖଡିଆ | khadi'a | 2.94 |
| ହଁାସଦା | hamasada | 2.94 |
| କାଡାକା | kadaka | 2.94 |
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 2.94 |
| ପଦୀପ | padipa | 2.94 |
| Handa in the Hindi language | ||
| हान्डा | handa | 39.09 |
| हांडा | handa | 29.65 |
| हाण्डा | handa | 23.09 |
| हंडा | handa | 1.84 |
| हांदा | handa | 1.78 |
| हाँडा | hamda | 1.32 |
| हान्दा | handa | 0.92 |
| हन्डा | handa | 0.63 |
| हन्दा | handa | 0.52 |
| हण्डा | handa | 0.4 |
| हाडा | hada | 0.12 |
| हांड़ा | hanra | 0.12 |
| हंद | handa | 0.06 |
| हॉडा | hoda | 0.06 |
| हांण्डा | hannda | 0.06 |
| हॉंडा | honda | 0.06 |
| हाडां | hadam | 0.06 |
| हाॅंडा | haenda | 0.06 |
| हंाडा | hamada | 0.06 |
| हाड़ा | hara | 0.06 |
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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 Handa
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