Pandith Surname

173,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Pandith Surname User-submission:

The surname Pandit or Pandith is very common in India. They mostly belong to Brahmins. It is a Sanskrit word.

It refers to 'teacher' or 'someone knowledgeable'.

Pandith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,4081:318,54917,719
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Pandith (297) may also be a first name.

Pandith Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pandit or Pandith is very common in India. They mostly belong to Brahmins. It is a Sanskrit word.

It refers to 'teacher' or 'someone knowledgeable'.

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Pandith Last Name Facts

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

Pandith (Hindi: पण्डित, Marathi: पंडीत) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pandith.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,472nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,942,086 people. Pandith is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pandith reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Pandith is also the 511,663rd most numerous first name globally, held by 297 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 2,408 people, or 1 in 318,549. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 71 percent reside, Telangana, where 10 percent reside and Bihar, where 6 percent reside. Other than India this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Pandith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pandith are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Pandith earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pasndith931/
Pandit921,032,089/
Panndit86666/
Panditt86127/
Phandit86119/
Pandhit8676/
Pandite8662/
Pandeit8645/
Pandeth8644/
Pandait8638/
Panddit8614/
Paandit8614/
Panduit8614/
Pandiot866/
Pandidt866/
Panditd866/
Pandiet865/
Pondith864/
Pasndit863/
Pandoit863/
Pamndit862/
Paindit862/
Ppandit861/
Pajndit861/
Pandiht861/
Pamdith861/
Pan'dit861/
Panndhit806/
Pandeeth804/
Panthdit801/
Phaendit801/
Pannditt801/
Pondit772,771/
Pandet77845/
Pamdit77269/
Pandid7792/
Pandıt7711/
Pandyt771/
Phandet712,207/
Pandeet71428/
Pandeid716/
Pamdeth714/
Pandets713/
Pandeyt712/
Pandhid711/
Pandhet711/
Pondite711/
Panndet711/
Poondit711/
Pandaid711/
Phondit711/
Phaendet6774/
Phondeth6719/
Pandedch671/
Pandecht671/
Pondetch671/
Phandeat671/
Pandaaid671/
Pandeydh671/

Pandith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pandith in the Marathi language
पंडीतpandita86.67
पन्दीथpanditha6.67
पंिडथpamidatha6.67
Pandith in the Hindi language
पण्डितpandita66.67
पंडितpandita33.33

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