Pandian Surname

32,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Pandian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pandian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,7261:114,0457,430
Philippines3,0501:33,1934,930
Oman1,2431:2,967438
United Arab Emirates1,1281:8,1231,014
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Kuwait5211:7,2951,026
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
United States4951:732,24057,446
Malaysia4321:68,2745,006
Singapore3811:14,456646
Qatar2871:8,216893
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
England981:568,55234,674
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Australia471:574,37741,856
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
China71:195,331,65210,124
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Jersey31:33,0674,675
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guam11:160,1214,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

Pandian (2,255) may also be a first name.

Pandian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pandian (Hindi: पाण्डियन, Marathi: पांडीयन, Oriya: ପାିଏନ୍, Russian: Пандиан) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,411th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 443,578 people. The last name Pandian occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Pandian reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 157,252nd most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 2,255 people.

The surname Pandian is most numerous in India, where it is held by 6,726 people, or 1 in 114,045. In India Pandian is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 65 percent reside, Karnataka, where 5 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Oman, where 8 percent reside.

Pandian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pandian last name are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Pandian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $53,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $57,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pandiang9376/
Pandihan9315/
Paandian939/
Pandiane937/
Pandhian933/
Pandiann931/
Panddian931/
Pandioan931/
Ppandian931/
Phandian931/
Pandaiyan889/
Pandean861,039/
Pandyan86417/
Pondian86264/
Pandion86204/
Pandiam866/
Pamdian863/
Pandjang8047/
Pandayon8044/
Pandyang807/
Pandione801/
Pandiong801/
Pandyaneh7520/
Puondiean751/
Pangyan71110/
Pandyam7139/
Pondiam716/
Pamdiam711/
Pandeon711/
Pandyachin711/
Pondiong67322/
Pandehon6748/
Pandeosingh6710/
Pandhyam671/
Pandeoon671/
Pondyong531/
Poundjon531/
Pondehon531/

Pandian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pandian in the Oriya language
ପାିଏନ୍pai'en50
ପାିଆନpai'ana50
Pandian in the Marathi language
पांडीयनpandiyana33.86
पंदैनpandaina16.54
पंडीयनpandiyana9.45
पानिडअनpanida'ana6.3
पांडpanda6.3
पंडीयानpandiyana3.15
पानिडयनpanidayana3.15
पाडीयनpadiyana2.36
पानिडनpanidana1.57
पांडयेमpandayema1.57
पांडीयानpandiyana1.57
पांडयनpandayana1.57
पांदीयनpandiyana1.57
पडीयनpadiyana1.57
पांडेयमpandeyama0.79
पांडेयनpandeyana0.79
पंडीअनpandi'ana0.79
पांडीनpandina0.79
Pandian in the Hindi language
पाण्डियनpandiyana25
पाडियनpadiyana25
पांडियनpandiyana25
पन्डियनpandiyana25
Pandian in the Russian language
Пандианpandian-

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