Pandan Surname

151,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pandan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pandan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,0991:48,2327,871
Papua New Guinea2721:29,9773,426
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Indonesia1641:806,39861,285
Malaysia1021:289,15915,911
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pandañ (1) are calculated separately.

Pandan (747) may also be a first name.

Pandan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pandan (Hindi: पाण्डं, Marathi: पांडं, Oriya: ପାାନ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pandañ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pandan is the 151,595th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,508,622 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Pandan reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 300,818th most commonly used first name globally, held by 747 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,099 people, or 1 in 48,232. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 22 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 17 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 16 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Pandan is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Pandan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pandan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pandan last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pandan Last Name Statistics demography

Pandan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pandan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pandan in the Oriya language
ପାାନpaana86.05
ପାନଦାନpanadana6.98
ପାନpana2.33
େଯନାeyana2.33
ମାନୁଏଲmanu'ela2.33
Pandan in the Marathi language
पांडंpandam35.29
पंडनpandana17.65
पानदानpanadana11.76
अंजनाanjana11.76
पांडनpandana11.76
पंडवpandava5.88
पांदनpandana5.88
Pandan in the Hindi language
पाण्डंpandam35
पांडंpandam20
पान्डंpandam15
पाण्डंेpandame15
पन्दनpandana10
पंडनpandana5

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Footnotes

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