Pdhan Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pdhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pdhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Pdhan (12) may also be a first name.

Pdhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pdhan (Marathi: धान, Oriya: ପ୍ଧାନ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pdhan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pdhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pdhan is the 1,338,236th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Pdhan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pdhan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pdhan is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 4,620,876. In India Pdhan is primarily found in: Odisha, where 98 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in one country. It is also found in Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pdhaan911/
Pdan894/
Pdang80436/
Bdhan8013/
Pdgan801/
Pddan801/
Pdjain731/
Bdan6721/
Pdam672/
Pdon671/
Vdan671/
Bddan605/
Bdane605/
Bhdan604/
Bdaan601/
Pdoin601/
Pdone601/
Pdein601/
Bhdane5574/
Bhdang556/
P'Dong551/
Bhdain551/
Bdanova507/

Pdhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pdhan in the Marathi language
धानdhana-
Pdhan in the Oriya language
ପ୍ଧାନpdhana72.5
ଧାନdhana20
ପଧାନpadhana5.83
ପ୍ଧନpdhana0.83

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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
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  • 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 Pdhan
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