Pandiah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Pandiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pandiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Pandiah (33) may also be a first name.

Pandiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pandiah is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pandiah is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Pandiah are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pandiah is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent live and Telangana, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account India Pandiah is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Mauritius, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panddiah933/
Pandia928,710/
Pandiat8610/
Pondiah868/
Pandjah863/
Pandiae863/
Pandiad861/
Paindia861/
Pandaiya80315/
Pandihau8016/
Pasindia8012/
Pandhija8010/
Pandaija807/
Pandhiat805/
Pandihat802/
Pondjiah801/
Pandiapp801/
Pandya7736,188/
Pandea77567/
Pandio77366/
Pandja77221/
Pondia7722/
Pandiá774/
Pandhihas751/
Pondias71302/
Pandeea71185/
Pandjio7143/
Pandeho7134/
Pandhya7121/
Pondiho7114/
Pandyat7113/
Panndya7112/
Pandjei717/
Pandyad716/
Pandiot716/
Paandya714/
Pondija713/
Pandijo712/
Pandyas712/
Pandjad711/
Poundia711/
Pandjoa711/
Pandeaa711/
Panddya711/
Pandaaya67147/
Pandayya6712/
Pandeyya6710/
Pandeaiy673/
Pandheay671/
Paandeay671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pandiah
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