Indian Surname

85,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Indian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Indian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,2781:17,4192,033
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Iran561:1,371,11656,327
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England201:2,785,90397,972
India151:51,137,692512,385
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9071:55,3686,203

Indian (1,132) may also be a first name.

Indian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Indian (Arabic: هنديا, Hindi: इण्डियन, Oriya: ଇିଆନ, Russian: Индиан) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Indian.

How Common Is The Last Name Indian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,282nd most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,288,235 people. The last name Indian is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Indian live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Indian is also the 236,660th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,132 people.

This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 5,278 people, or 1 in 17,419. Besides Egypt it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Indian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Indian has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Indian surname fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Indian Last Name Statistics demography

Indian earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $41,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Indiaan9244/
Indjian9225/
Indiang9214/
Hindian9210/
Jindian929/
Indiane925/
Yindian921/
Gindian921/
Indioan921/
Indiatin867/
Indianne863/
Jindiane861/
Indion8339/
Endian8326/
Indiam8322/
Undian8312/
Indean836/
Indyan832/
Indianova802/
Hendian77119/
Indayon7738/
Indjein7727/
Hindjan7716/
Undjian7713/
Indiong7712/
Yindiam775/
Gindyan775/
Gendian773/
Endiang772/
Yindion771/
Undihan770/
Jyndiang71506/
Jindayon7136/
Gendjian7114/
Hendijan719/
Endean671,348/
Aynedjian6736/
Endion6711/
Jndyan6710/
Gindayyan673/
Endiam672/
Indiom672/
Ingyan671/
Aisendion671/
Indjam671/
Imdyan671/
Yndyan671/
Endyan671/

Indian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Indian in the Hindi language
इण्डियनindiyana-
Indian in the Oriya language
ଇିଆନii'ana-
Indian in the Russian language
Индианindian-
Indian in the Arabic language
هندياhndya-
هندىhndy-
هنديةhndyt-
هنديhndy-
هنديهhndyh-

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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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  • 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 Indian
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