Pandana Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pandana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pandana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1951:519,17060,067
India1841:4,168,834111,526
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Pandana (204) may also be a first name.

Pandana Last Name Facts

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

Pandana (Hindi: पांदना, Marathi: पंदना, Oriya: ପାାନା) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 678,631st most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The surname Pandana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Pandana are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 633,892nd most commonly held forename globally It is held by 204 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 519,170. In The Philippines Pandana is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 91 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 8 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 1 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 42 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pandana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pandana in the Oriya language
ପାାନାpaana94.17
ତାମାଲtamala0.83
ପାଟେଦାରାpatedara0.83
ପଡୁଆpadu'a0.83
ଦିପାଳdipala0.83
Pandana in the Marathi language
पंदनाpandana50
पंदानाpandana33.33
पंदनाानोबाpandanaanoba16.67
Pandana in the Hindi language
पांदनाpandana33.33
पांण्डाpannda33.33
पन्दनाpandana33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pandana
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