Ind Surname

268,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ind Surname Definition:

Probably local, 'attenend,' from residence at the end of a row of cottages, or the end of the road, whence Nind, which see, compare Nash, Noakes, &c. If this be true, which is likely, then end must have been popularly pronounced Ind, which is not improbable; compare Nangle for 'atten-angle,' one who lived in the corner of the road or buildings.

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Ind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6771:1,133,03646,190
England3921:142,13813,786
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2641:92,3319,519
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ind (2,133) may also be a first name.

Ind Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably local, 'attenend,' from residence at the end of a row of cottages, or the end of the road, whence Nind, which see, compare Nash, Noakes, &c. If this be true, which is likely, then end must have been popularly pronounced Ind, which is not improbable; compare Nangle for 'atten-angle,' one who lived in the corner of the road or buildings. The following seems to have got an aspirate; but this is very common at the period:

1340. John Atte-hinde, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1667. Baptised — Thomas, s. Thomas Inde: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1750. Married — Thomas Ind and Ann Dock: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller at the End (of the village, road, &c.) [Old English ende, end, border, district] 2 = Hind (q.v.) with lost aspirate.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ind Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ind (Hindi: इन्द, Marathi: इंद, Russian: Инд) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ind? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,256th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,008,623 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Ind live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ind is also the 162,648th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 2,133 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 1,133,036. In India it is most common in: Assam, where 87 percent live, West Bengal, where 6 percent live and Jharkhand, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Ind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ind has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ind surname increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ind Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ind earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.26% less than the national average, earning R 144,348 per year and in Canada they earn 21.27% more than the national average, earning $60,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hind8617,832/
Aind8612,309/
Jind863,868/
Yind86855/
Eind86175/
Gind86140/
Indh8624/
Iend8613/
Indt866/
Indd865/
Uind864/
Oind863/
Inds862/
Intd861/
Iond861/
Indp861/
Ijnd861/
Innd860/
In8079,933/
Hinds7540,871/
Gaind751,111/
Aaind75535/
Gindt75511/
Hindt75288/
Aindh7560/
Goind7557/
Haind7526/
Gindh7516/
Hindø7515/
Hindz759/
Hindh758/
Hinnd757/
Heind754/
Ainds752/
Ainhd752/
Ainnd751/
Aindt751/
Huind751/
Hindå751/
Isend751/
Yined751/
Esind751/
Etind751/
Aindd751/
Jinds751/
Einds750/
Jin676,307,824/
Yin676,056,198/
Inh67294,820/
Ion6760,853/
Hin6737,537/
Ina6731,804/
Ing6728,540/
Ain6724,935/
End6710,484/
Ein679,378/
Gin676,672/
Ine676,343/
Ien672,808/
Isn672,493/
Int671,554/
Inn67418/
Uin67354/
Oin67278/
Ihn67219/
Imd67153/
Eisend67137/
Jitend67107/
Hainds6789/
Indova6775/
Und6764/
Inţ6739/
Đin6733/
Inì6730/
Inq6720/
Ijn6715/
Itn6713/
Imn6712/
Eijndt6712/
Jnd6710/
Gaindh677/
Hindsø677/
Isindh676/
Gaaind676/
Indowa673/
Heinds673/
Ynd673/
Hinddt672/
Gainnd672/
Hained672/
Issend672/
Heinnd671/
Jinndh671/
Aainnd671/
Ainedh671/
Heindt671/
Iån671/
Aaaind671/
Hoinds670/
Hindds670/
Heined670/
Hindte670/

Ind Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ind in the Hindi language
इन्दinda91.63
इंदinda3.81
इन्द्ind0.91
इंद्ind0.15
Ind in the Marathi language
इंदinda91.3
ईंदinda2.17
इन्दinda2.17
इंदु़indu2.17
इंडinda2.17
Ind in the Russian language
Индind-

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