Mirchandani Surname

71,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saint Martin

Mirchandani Surname User-submission:

Mirchandani is a Kashmiri Sufi surname, believed to have originated around 13 AD. It categorized descendants of Emperor Shah Mir, who were originally Hindu, but converted to Islam during Shah Mir's reign, which extended all the way from North Eastern frontiers of Pakistan, which is present day Gilgit Baltistan, to Pathankot south of Jammu and covered the entire region of Kashmir valley.

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Mirchandani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9871:256,80114,834
United States9791:370,23432,841
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
United Arab Emirates7721:11,8681,469
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Spain1711:273,40416,997
England1531:364,17025,923
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
Australia971:278,30624,956
Canada731:504,73442,927
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Aruba321:3,234449
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Saint Martin121:2,93074
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Belize91:39,4972,328
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Panama71:558,8949,437
China71:195,331,65210,124
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mirchandani (36) may also be a first name.

Mirchandani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mirchandani is a Kashmiri Sufi surname, believed to have originated around 13 AD. It categorized descendants of Emperor Shah Mir, who were originally Hindu, but converted to Islam during Shah Mir's reign, which extended all the way from North Eastern frontiers of Pakistan, which is present day Gilgit Baltistan, to Pathankot south of Jammu and covered the entire region of Kashmir valley. Mirchandanis are also found extensively in Sindh province of Pakistan. Many Mirchandanis have retained their Hindu identities.

- daniyal.mirchandani

This surname comes from the Kashmiri surname Mir.

Mostly found in Pakistan, Afghanistan and some parts of Indian Kashmir.

The Mirchandanis just like Mirs are descendants of Emperor Shah Mir.

This surname is also carried by many Sindhi Hindus.

- ruhimirchandani

Mirchandani Last Name Facts

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

Mirchandani (Georgian: მირჩანდანი, Hindi: मीरचन्दानी, Marathi: िमरचंदानी) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mirchandani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirchandani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mirchandani is the 71,171st most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,050,079 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Mirchandani reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Mirchandani is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 2,987 people, or 1 in 256,801. In India Mirchandani is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 77 percent live, Delhi, where 7 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 12 percent live.

Mirchandani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mirchandani last name are 0.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mirchandani earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 43.37% more than the national average, earning $61,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 77.7% more than the national average, earning $88,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirchandaini961/
Mircandani959/
Mirkhandani9128/
Merchandani917/
Murchandani913/
Mircahndani911/
Mirchandaney8725/
Meerchandani8722/
Mirjandani861/
Meherchandani831/

Mirchandani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mirchandani in the Georgian language
მირჩანდანიmirchandani-
Mirchandani in the Marathi language
िमरचंदानीimaracandani87.99
मीरचंदानीmiracandani7.22
िमरचंदाणीimaracandani3.19
िमरचंदानीाचीimaracandaniaci0.18
िमरचानडानीimaracanadani0.18
मीरचंदाणीmiracandani0.18
िमरचंदनीimaracandani0.18
मलचंदानीmalacandani0.09
िमरचंनदानीimaracannadani0.09
िमचर्नंदानीimacarnandani0.09
िमराचंदाजीimaracandaji0.09
चंदनcandana0.09
मुलचंदानीmulacandani0.09
िमरचदानीimaracadani0.09
िमलचंदानीimalacandani0.09
िमरचंन्दानीimaracanndani0.09
िमराचंदानीimaracandani0.09
Mirchandani in the Hindi language
मीरचन्दानीmiracandani65.38
मीरचंदानीmiracandani28.85
मिरचन्दानीmiracandani3.85
मिर्चन्डानीmircandani1.92

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