Pandayan Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pandayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pandayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2691:376,35049,367
India731:10,507,745199,418
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pandayan (56) may also be a first name.

Pandayan Last Name Facts

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

Pandayan (Hindi: पण्ड़यां, Marathi: पंडयान) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandayan? popularity and diffusion

Pandayan is the 807,857th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The last name Pandayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Pandayan are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 56 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 376,350. In The Philippines Pandayan is primarily concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 70 percent are found, Davao Region, where 21 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 7 percent are found. Barring The Philippines it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pandayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pandayan in the Marathi language
पंडयानpandayana50
पाण्डयानpandayana25
पांडायनpandayana12.5
पांडायानpandayana12.5
Pandayan in the Hindi language
पण्ड़यांpanrayam33.33
पंदायनpandayana33.33
पाण्डयनpandayana33.33

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