Pandey Surname

488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Pandey Surname User-submission:

Pandey is a surname of the Hindu Brahmins communities of Northern and Central India. It is likely to be derived from Sanskrit word pandita, which means a 'spiritual scholar' or 'scholar'. The name Pandey (meaning pundit or Expert) indicated Brahmins who specialized in all 4 Vedas as well as Puranas and preaching vedic knowledge and conducting vedic practices.

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Pandey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,021,3991:75176
Nepal38,3061:744143
Bangladesh3,6951:43,1282,485
United Arab Emirates3,5821:2,558310
United States3,1621:114,63012,392
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
Indonesia1,6571:79,8128,471
Oman1,5211:2,425366
Qatar1,4791:1,594128
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
Thailand1,0481:67,4038,650
England9971:55,8866,770
Kuwait6851:5,548756
Australia6711:40,2325,196
Canada5441:67,7317,803
Singapore5351:10,295532
Bahrain3971:3,397571
Malaysia3291:89,6486,259
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
Germany1401:575,03946,885
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Japan971:1,317,98222,938
Poland871:436,88245,306
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
China661:20,716,9931,140
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
France441:1,509,607143,950
Iraq421:833,84911,429
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Afghanistan361:893,1448,921
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Finland301:183,22315,926
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
South Korea261:1,970,779449
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Norway211:244,87126,357
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Bhutan91:68,449728
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Libya91:693,7751,982
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Wales71:442,07621,198
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
East Timor41:303,982255
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Páńdểý (4) & Pâñdéÿ (1) are calculated separately.

Pandey (5,271) may also be a first name.

Pandey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pandey is a surname of the Hindu Brahmins communities of Northern and Central India. It is likely to be derived from Sanskrit word pandita, which means a 'spiritual scholar' or 'scholar'. The name Pandey (meaning pundit or Expert) indicated Brahmins who specialized in all 4 Vedas as well as Puranas and preaching vedic knowledge and conducting vedic practices. The majority of Pandey bearers reside in the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.

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Pandey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pandey (Arabic: باندي, Bengali: পান্ডে, Hindi: पाण्डेय, Marathi: पांडे, Oriya: ପାେ, Russian: Пандей) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Páńdểý or Pâñdéÿ. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 488th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pandey are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 93,098th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,271 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 1,021,399 people, or 1 in 751. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 37 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent live and Jharkhand, where 13 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 128 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 4 percent live and Bangladesh, where 0 percent live.

Pandey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pandey surname are 1.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Pandey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning 268,842 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.66% more than the national average, earning R 336,636 per year; in United States they earn 24.07% more than the national average, earning $53,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning $60,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pandeya92164,117/
Panndey921,883/
Pandeye92106/
Pandeyy92105/
Pandhey9286/
Pandeyz9285/
Paandey9272/
Pandeyu9249/
Pandeyi9240/
Phandey9237/
Pandeys9231/
Panddey9222/
Pandeey9221/
Ppandey9211/
Pamndey9211/
Pandeuy9210/
Pandeyh925/
Pandeiy924/
Pandehy923/
Pasndey922/
Paindey922/
Pandeyd922/
Pandeyt922/
Bpandey922/
Paundey921/
Peandey921/
Payndey921/
Pajndey921/
Pandiey921/
Pandeyo921/
Pandeyé921/
Pandeyï921/
Pande91528,464/
Pandy914,311/
Panndeya86114/
Pandeysh8634/
Pandeyas8622/
Pandheya8611/
Pandeeya868/
Panddeya866/
Pandeyaa864/
Pandeych864/
Paindeya864/
Paandeya863/
Pandeyap863/
Payndeya863/
Panndeye862/
Ppandeya861/
Pahndeya861/
Pandeauy861/
Panndeyz861/
Pandeyah861/
Pandeyat861/
Pandeyau861/
Pandeydd861/
Pandeydh861/
Pandeyss861/
Pajndeya861/
Panday83172,921/
Paunde8317,359/
Pandie832,755/
Pander832,393/
Pandoy831,653/
Pandes831,493/
Pannde831,190/
Pandee831,181/
Pandhe83958/
Pandet83845/
Pandye83679/
Pandea83567/
Pandez83427/
Pandiy83356/
Pondey83345/
Pandei83247/
Phande83162/
Pamdey83127/
Pandeh83117/
Pandej83109/
Painde83100/
Pandae8397/
Paande8395/
Pandje8372/
Pandeu8371/
Pandep8353/
Pandge8340/
Pandoe8326/
Pamnde8320/
Panduy8314/
Pandhy8310/
Pandue8310/
Pandde838/
Panded837/
Panndy835/
Panddy835/
Pandyś835/
Phandy834/
Peande834/
Ppande833/
Paindy831/
Pantde831/
Pantdy831/
Pandyt831/
Pandyi831/
Peandy830/
Pandeyash8041/
Pandeyaya8020/
Pandeyach807/
Pajhndeya801/
Panddheya801/
Pandeyadh801/
Páńdểý784/
Pâñdéÿ781/
Pandaya7712,215/
Pandher772,804/
Phandet772,207/
Pandiya772,119/
Pandaye771,743/
Pfander771,207/
Pandoyo77551/
Pandeet77428/
Pandawe77344/
Pandaiy77195/
Pandeea77185/
Phandee77175/
Pandeji77108/
Pandoyi7799/
Pandesh7795/
Pandech7788/
Peandee7786/
Pandayo7785/
Pandueh7773/
Pandiyo7760/
Pandaay7759/
Phander7748/
Pandeit7745/
Patinde7744/
Paundhe7728/
Phanday7728/
Pondeya7727/
Panndye7721/
Pandiye7721/
Paanday7715/
Pandayi7715/
Pandayu7715/
Påander7714/
Pandeer7713/
Pandhye7712/
Pandoya7712/
Pandyia7712/
Pandayy7711/
Pandeij7711/
Ponndey7710/
Pahande7710/
Pandeis7710/
Pannday779/
Panndiy779/
Paindee779/
Patende778/
Pandahe777/
Panduya777/
Phandej777/
Phandiy776/
Pandeid776/
Pamnday775/
Pandhae774/
Pandhyi774/
Panndhe774/
Pandeua774/
Peandae774/
Pandych773/
Pandets773/
Paandye773/
Pandhei773/
Pandauy773/
Painder773/
Pandeip773/
Peander773/
Pandhay772/
Pandayh772/
Pandday772/
Paundes772/
Pandeii772/
Pondeyo772/
Panddeh772/
Phandoe771/
Pandeep771/
Paundye771/
Paindhe771/
Paandee771/
Panddye771/
Panndes771/
Panndet771/
Pandeus771/
Panduye771/
Pandysh771/
Paindje771/
Pandysz771/
Panduiy771/
Pandehr771/
Pandeja771/
Paander771/
Bpanday771/
Phandde771/
Panhday771/
Pandeeh771/
Pandhet771/
Painday771/
Paunder770/
Panndeyaya751/
Panda73582,159/
Pandi7345,965/
Ponde736,291/
Pondy73993/
Pamde73355/
Pándy7330/
Pandé734/
Pandá731/
Pandj731/
Pandayau71302/
Pandayad71262/
Panduyos71254/
Pandohie71228/
Pandayah71197/
Pandayap71167/
Pandaaya71147/
Pandayas71132/
Pandayat71111/
Pandajee71106/
Pandoyos7175/
Panndaye7172/
Panndaya7129/
Phandech7128/
Pandejee7124/
Panndiya7114/
Pandiyah717/
Pandiyat717/
Pandhiya716/
Pheandee716/
Pandhaya714/
Paandaye714/
Paitende714/
Pandheer714/
Pandhaye712/
Pandiyet712/
Panddaya712/
Paindaya712/
Pandayos712/
Phaindee712/
Patinder711/
Phandher711/
Paindiya711/
Paandiye711/
Pachinde711/
Pandeiee711/
Pandojee711/
Pahandeh711/
Pahander711/
Panduyas711/
Panduyes711/
Panduyod711/
Pandiyad711/
Pfaënder711/
Phandeat711/
Pandecht711/
Pandedch711/
Patindeh711/
Pfeander710/
Phaander710/
Pfainder710/
Pfanderr710/
Pandit671,032,089/
Ponder6716,132/
Pandhi677,246/
Pandat676,830/
Phandi674,799/
Paundi671,460/
Pandis671,400/
Pandai67619/
Phanda67592/
Pondhe67570/
Pandio67366/
Phonde67270/
Pondei67254/
Painda67220/
Pandha67213/
Paindi67210/
Pandah67196/
Pamday67176/
Pondes67170/
Pandou67167/
Pounde67163/
Pandas67158/
Peandi67152/
Ponday67146/
Pandayaph67144/
Pondee67141/
Pondet67120/
Pandid6792/
Pondoy6791/
Pandih6790/
Pandoi6786/
Pandii6783/
Pandip6779/
Pandaa6772/
Pannda6769/
Pandau6757/
Pandap6747/
Pandad6746/
Pondea6746/
Paandi6744/
Poinde6737/
Poundy6736/
Pondej6734/
Peinde6733/
Paunda6731/
Pandui6729/
Pondeh6729/
Paanda6724/
Pandij6718/
Phende6717/
Ponnde6715/
Pandda6712/
Phendy6712/
Pattender6711/
Pandıt6711/
Paynda679/
Panddi676/
Pahandiya676/
Pondie676/
Ppandi675/
Poindy675/
Ppanda674/
Bponde674/
Poondy674/
Pandaz674/
Bpanda673/
Hpanda673/
Pandga673/
Pomdey673/
Pondae672/
Potnde672/
Pandgi672/
Panndi672/
Pandiyeth672/
Pondoe672/
Phondy672/
Pamdep672/
Pondje672/
Pondyo672/
Pandaj672/
Ponded672/
Pondye671/
Phandhoue671/
Pandayaya671/
Pantda671/
Pandiyatt671/
Panhda671/
Pamdes671/
Pamdiy671/
Vpandi671/
Pondeu671/
Pandão671/
Pandiz671/
Pandoa671/
Pandougie671/
Panduj671/
Pandayach671/
Pandayadh671/
Peanda671/
Pondez671/
Ponduy671/
Pondyi671/
Peindy671/
Pamdee671/
Pamdeh671/
Pahndi671/

Pandey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pandey in the Oriya language
ପାେpae99.53
ପାଣ୍େତpaneta0.25
ପାଣ୍େଡ଼panera0.11
ସନଯ୍ାଶିsanayasi0.04
ପଣୟpanaya0.04
ପାେୟଲpaeyala0.04
Pandey in the Hindi language
पाण्डेयpandeya86.8
पाण्डेpande6.92
पान्डेयpandeya3.13
पांडेयpandeya1.57
पांडेpande0.36
पान्डेpande0.19
चन्द्रcandra0.11
पण्डेयpandeya0.08
कुमारkumara0.07
पाण्डेय़pandeya0.05
पाण्उेयpanueya0.02
पाण्डयेpandaye0.02
दत्तdatta0.02
पाणडेयpanadeya0.01
पाण्डंयpandanya0.01
पांण्डेयpanndeya0.01
मोहनmohana0.01
पाएडेयpa'edeya0.01
चंद्रcandra0.01
बल्लभballabha0.01
प्रसादprasada0.01
पाण्ढेयpandheya0.01
पन्डेयpandeya0.01
पाण्डैयpandaiya0.01
पान्देयpandeya0.01
पाडेयpadeya0.01
पाण्ड़ेयpanreya0.01
पाण्डेंयpandenya0.01
पाण्डश्यpandasya0
नन्दनnandana0
गणेशganesa0
पांडॆयpandeya0
पान्डंेpandame0
पांडेेयpandeeya0
पॉण्डेponde0
पाण्डेश्pandes0
पंदेयंpandeyam0
पाण्डियाpandiya0
पाडेणयpadenaya0
प़ाण्डेयpaandeya0
चन्द्र्candr0
पाण्ेयpaneya0
पांण्ड़ेयpannreya0
पण्डियpandiya0
वाण्डेयvandeya0
पान्डे़pande0
पान्उेयpanueya0
पांडेश्यpandesya0
पॉंण्डेponnde0
पाण्डेशpandesa0
पाण्डाpanda0
पाण्ेडयpanedaya0
पाण्डेण्ाpandena0
पाण्इयpaniya0
पांडेण्यpandenya0
पान्डॆय़pandeya0
पांड्येpandye0
पाएडेpa'ede0
पण्उेयpanueya0
पाण्डॆ्यpandeya0
पांडंेpandame0
पान्इेयpanieya0
पांडेय्pandey0
पॉंडेponde0
पान्डेय्pandey0
पांण्डेयाpanndeya0
चनद्रcanadra0
पाण्ंडेयpanndeya0
पांडेंयpandenya0
पान्डॆयpandeya0
पाण्डयाpandaya0
पाण्डेसpandesa0
पाएउेयpa'eueya0
पंाडेयpamadeya0
पाण्ड्ेयpandeya0
ाण्डेयandeya0
पाण्डpanda0
पान्डेय़़pandeya0
नाण्डेयnandeya0
पाण्येयpanyeya0
पान्डयेpandaye0
पाण्डेय़़़pandeya0
पांडैpandai0
पाण्डेश्यpandesya0
पंाडेpamade0
पाण्डी़pandi0
़पाण्डेयpandeya0
पाणेयpaneya0
पाण्डंेpandame0
पांड़ेयpanreya0
पाण्डेय़pandeya0
पाडेंयpadenya0
पााण्डेpaande0
पाण्डेचpandeca0
पांडैयpandaiya0
पाण्डॆयpandeya0
पाण्ड़ेpanre0
पाण्डेेयpandeeya0
प्पाण्डेयppandeya0
पाण्येpanye0
ण्डेयndeya0
पांन्डेpannde0
पाॅंडेpaende0
पांदेयpandeya0
पन्देयpandeya0
पाण्डेय्pandey0
पाण्डंpandam0
पाण़्डेयpanadeya0
पानडेयpanadeya0
पायडेयpayadeya0
पांन्डेयpanndeya0
पाँडेpamde0
पाण््डेयpandeya0
पाण्डेय़़pandeya0
पाडेंpadem0
पाश्ण्डेpasnde0
पांडेय़pandeya0
पाण्डेयंpandeyam0
पण्डेpande0
पाण्डेंpandem0
नन्दnanda0
पंडेयpandeya0
पाण्डयpandaya0
पाण्उैयpanuaiya0
पाण्डेेpandee0
पाण्डे़pande0
पाण्डैpandai0
पाण्डे़यpandeya0
पाण्देयpandeya0
पाडेण्यpadenya0
पांण्डेpannde0
पंदेयpandeya0
पाण्डेयाpandeya0
पाँडेयpamdeya0
Pandey in the Bengali language
পান্ডেpande50
পাণ্ডেpande50
Pandey in the Marathi language
पांडेpande39.51
पांडेयpandeya23.29
पाण्डेयpandeya14.78
पांडयेpandaye5.5
डेयdeya4.96
पान्डेयpandeya3.6
पाण्pan2.08
पांण्डेयpanndeya1.26
पाण्डेpande0.48
पान्डेpande0.39
पांन्डेयpanndeya0.35
पानडेpanade0.18
पाडेयpadeya0.18
पांन्डेpannde0.14
पाण्डयेpandaye0.13
पांण्डेpannde0.13
पंदेयpandeya0.11
पांडॆpande0.09
संध्याsandhya0.09
पाण्डयpandaya0.08
पाणडेयpanadeya0.07
पांडैpandai0.07
पांङेpanne0.05
पाण्डॆयpandeya0.05
पांडेण्यpandenya0.05
पन्देयpandeya0.05
पंडेयpandeya0.04
पान्देpande0.04
पांण्डयेpanndaye0.04
पाडयpadaya0.04
पंडीतpandita0.04
पान्डयेpandaye0.04
पांदेpande0.04
पाण्डेयाpandeya0.03
पाण्डॆpande0.03
पांडयाpandaya0.03
पाडयेpadaye0.03
पांडेाचीpandeaci0.03
पान्देयpandeya0.03
पांडेानpandeana0.02
पंडयाpandaya0.02
पांदेयpandeya0.02
पानदेpanade0.02
पंाडेpamade0.02
पांडेानेpandeane0.02
पाण्डॆय़pandeya0.02
पान्डेसpandesa0.01
चान्देcande0.01
पंडसेpandase0.01
पादेवीpadevi0.01
पांधेpandhe0.01
पाळेयpaleya0.01
पानदेयpanadeya0.01
पांड़ेpanre0.01
पनदेयpanadeya0.01
पांडेािpandeai0.01
चांदेcande0.01
सन्ध्याsandhya0.01
पांडेजीpandeji0.01
पाण्येयpanyeya0.01
पचंदpacanda0.01
पांडेाजpandeaja0.01
पाण्डॅpande0.01
पांण्डॆpannde0.01
पांडूpandu0.01
पांडेयाpandeya0.01
पंडेpande0.01
पांडंेpandame0.01
चांडेयcandeya0.01
पाण्डेय़pandeya0.01
पान्डयाpandaya0.01
पांडुpandu0.01
पांडेयंpandeyam0.01
पानडेयpanadeya0.01
पडेयाpadeya0.01
पांडंpandam0.01
राधेयradheya0.01
पांडॆयpandeya0.01
पान्डयpandaya0.01
पान्दॆpande0.01
पडेयpadeya0.01
पेडणेpedane0.01
पांडेयेpandeye0.01
पांडॅpande0.01
पदेयpadeya0.01
पन्देpande0.01
पंडूpandu0.01
पांढेpandhe0.01
पांदीpandi0
Pandey in the Russian language
Пандейpandej-
Pandey in the Arabic language
بانديbandy-

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