Pandya Surname

15,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Pandya Surname User-submission:

From Sanskrit, often associated with Hindu Brahmins. It means 'scholar' or 'teacher'.

Pandya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India23,0941:33,2152,421
United States4,9741:72,8718,416
England2,8581:19,4952,787
United Arab Emirates1,0471:8,7511,087
Canada9891:37,2554,726
Australia5121:52,7266,511
Oman5041:7,3171,030
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Thailand1411:500,98187,346
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Scotland221:243,35512,191
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Wales191:162,87011,152
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
China91:151,924,6187,954
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malta41:107,5681,849
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Pandya (1,660) may also be a first name.

Pandya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From Sanskrit, often associated with Hindu Brahmins. It means 'scholar' or 'teacher'.

- shivp

Pandya Last Name Facts

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

Pandya (Arabic: بانديا, Hindi: पण्ड्या, Marathi: पंडया, Oriya: ମାନିମାଗିଲିୟା, Russian: Пандья) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pandya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pandya is the 15,403rd most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 201,380 people. Pandya is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Pandya are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pandya is also the 189,020th most common first name on earth, borne by 1,660 people.

The surname Pandya is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 23,094 people, or 1 in 33,215. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 39 percent live, Maharashtra, where 28 percent live and Rajasthan, where 3 percent live. Excluding India this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Pandya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pandya last name are 0.38999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pandya earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning R 231,816 per year; in United States they earn 27.74% more than the national average, earning $55,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning $51,453 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pandhya9221/
Pandyat9213/
Panndya9212/
Pandyad926/
Paandya924/
Pandyas922/
Panddya921/
Pandaiya86315/
Pandaaya86147/
Pandayya8612/
Pandeyya8610/
Pandia838,710/
Pandea83567/
Pandja83221/
Pangya83124/
Pondya8314/
Pamdya836/
Paandayya801/
Phangya77239/
Pandeea77185/
Pandiat7710/
Pandiah774/
Pandjah773/
Pangyai773/
Pandiae773/
Paindia771/
Pandeaa771/
Pandjoa771/
Pandiad771/
Pandjad771/
Paungya771/
Pandihau7116/
Pasindia7112/
Pandhija7110/
Pandaija717/
Pandhiat715/
Panddiah713/
Pandeaiy713/
Pondayya713/
Pandihat712/
Pheangya711/
Paandeay711/
Pandheay711/
Pandiapp711/
Pondja6718,596/
Pandio67366/
Pandjo6781/
Pondea6746/
Pondia6722/
Pandeo6720/
Pongya6719/
Pandiá674/
Pondyo672/
Passindja671/
Pandhihas671/

Pandya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pandya in the Marathi language
पंडयाpandaya52.88
पांडयाpandaya33.42
पांडेpande2.91
पंकजpankaja1.31
पाडवीpadavi1.23
पंडीयाpandiya1.03
पन्डयाpandaya0.8
पडयाpadaya0.68
पाण्डेpande0.28
पडंयाpadanya0.28
वंदनाvandana0.26
पडीयाpadiya0.23
हांडवाhandava0.2
पंज्याpanjya0.11
पंन्डयाpanndaya0.11
पांडीयाpandiya0.11
पांडेयpandeya0.11
पंड़याpanraya0.11
वंडयाvandaya0.06
पांण्डयाpanndaya0.06
पंड्य़ाpandya0.06
पडमाpadama0.06
पांन्डेयpanndeya0.06
पायलpayala0.06
पण्डयाpandaya0.06
पांडयpandaya0.06
पांडेयाpandeya0.06
पंडृयाpandrya0.06
पडं्याpadamya0.06
पंकाशpankasa0.06
पांदयाpandaya0.06
पान्डेpande0.06
पनोयाpanoya0.06
पांण्डेयpanndeya0.06
पंदयpandaya0.06
पयकpayaka0.06
पाडयेpadaye0.06
वंदनvandana0.06
पांण्डेpannde0.06
पंढयाpandhaya0.06
पाण्डेयpandeya0.06
पन्दुअpandu'a0.06
पांडूpandu0.06
पांडुpandu0.03
पांज्याpanjya0.03
चंदरcandara0.03
पाडयाpadaya0.03
Pandya in the Oriya language
ମାନିମାଗିଲିୟାmanimagiliya33.33
ମନିସmanisa33.33
ଅର୍ନାarna33.33
Pandya in the Hindi language
पण्ड्याpandya27.56
पंड्याpandya15.34
पंडयाpandaya11.36
पण्डयाpandaya10.23
पाण्डेयpandeya7.95
पाण्डयाpandaya7.39
पाण्ड्याpandya5.11
पांड्याpandya3.98
पन्ड्याpandya0.85
पान्ड्याpandya0.85
पन्डयाpandaya0.85
पाण्ड़याpanraya0.85
पान्डेयpandeya0.85
पंड़याpanraya0.85
पाण्डेpande0.85
पन्द्याpandya0.57
पांडेयpandeya0.57
पान्डयाpandaya0.57
पण्डॅयpandeya0.57
पाण्डॅयpandeya0.28
पॉडयाpodaya0.28
पाण्ड्यpandya0.28
पाण्डियाpandiya0.28
पडंयाpadanya0.28
पाण्डेयाpandeya0.28
पांडेpande0.28
पांडियाpandiya0.28
पाडिण्याpadinya0.28
Pandya in the Russian language
Пандьяpanda-
Pandya in the Arabic language
باندياbandya-

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