Pradhan Surname

340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,564,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Pradhan Surname User-submission:

Pradhan is a ministerial title used in regions of Hindu cultural tradition that equates to the more popular term Vizier in rank and function; also equates to chief or leader.

Pradhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,493,7921:51458
Nepal52,7651:540109
Bangladesh3,9651:40,1912,350
United States2,9191:124,17213,206
Bhutan2,8191:21937
United Arab Emirates1,9261:4,757602
Saudi Arabia1,1531:26,7613,711
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
England6191:90,0139,714
Thailand5841:120,95618,136
Qatar5741:4,108415
Australia5491:49,1726,128
Canada4031:91,42810,026
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
Oman2101:17,5621,798
Singapore1931:28,5371,098
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
Malaysia1501:196,62811,628
New Zealand1171:38,7046,577
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Japan621:2,062,00528,203
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
China281:48,832,9132,633
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Norway161:321,39331,311
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Wales131:238,04114,239
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Finland121:458,05828,977
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Pradhan (26,263) may also be a first name.

Pradhan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pradhan is a ministerial title used in regions of Hindu cultural tradition that equates to the more popular term Vizier in rank and function; also equates to chief or leader.

- samuelpradhan

This surname means 'chief', 'major' or 'prime'. It was often used to denote a vizier ranked officer.

- samuelpradhan

Pradhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pradhan (Bengali: প্রধান, Hindi: प्रधान, Marathi: धान, Oriya: ପଧାନ, Tibetan: པར་དན།) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pradhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pradhan is the 340th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,657 people. The last name Pradhan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pradhan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pradhan is also the 30,831st most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 26,263 people.

The surname Pradhan is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,493,792 people, or 1 in 514. In India Pradhan is mostly found in: Odisha, where 73 percent live, West Bengal, where 14 percent live and Jharkhand, where 4 percent live. Other than India Pradhan exists in 93 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 3 percent live and Bangladesh, where 0 percent live.

Pradhan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pradhan are 0.079999999999998% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pradhan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning 297,527 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.64% more than the national average, earning $54,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning $56,519 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pradhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pradhan in the Hindi language
प्रधानpradhana99.62
प्रधनpradhana0.16
प्राधानpradhana0.1
प्रदानpradana0.01
निरंजनniranjana0.01
प्राधनpradhana0.01
Pradhan in the Marathi language
धानdhana98.72
प्रधानpradhana0.07
मदनmadana0.05
राजनrajana0.05
रतनratana0.05
रोहनrohana0.05
पंढरीpandhari0.05
ाधानadhana0.05
समाधानsamadhana0.04
पधानpadhana0.03
पडघानpadaghana0.03
साधनाsadhana0.03
पवनpavana0.02
परधानparadhana0.01
रमणramana0.01
रायभानrayabhana0.01
रामधनramadhana0.01
केरभानkerabhana0.01
ंधानndhana0.01
रािधकाraidhaka0.01
राधेलालradhelala0.01
रचनाracana0.01
रजानrajana0
रावणravana0
रामधणramadhana0
पराडकेparadake0
रमनramana0
पढरीpadhari0
ोधनodhana0
पारधीparadhi0
इरफानiraphana0
पदासpadasa0
पडघाणpadaghana0
पदमीनीpadamini0
राजधरrajadhara0
दहानdahana0
पंधानpandhana0
रणिधरranidhara0
राहुलानेrahulane0
पेअधनpe'adhana0
गोरखनाgorakhana0
Pradhan in the Oriya language
ପଧାନpadhana98.17
ମୁପଧାନmupadhana0.11
ସୁପଧାନsupadhana0.1
ଜୁପଧାନjupadhana0.07
ଇପଧାନipadhana0.07
ପୁପଧାନpupadhana0.07
ପାଧାନpadhana0.06
ରୁପଧାନrupadhana0.05
ପଧନpadhana0.04
ଇୁପଧାନiupadhana0.03
ଶୁପଧାନsupadhana0.02
କୁପଧାନkupadhana0.02
ବୁପଧାନbupadhana0.02
ପଧାନୀpadhani0.01
େବେହରାebehara0.01
ନାୟକnayaka0.01
ପଧାନ୍padhan0.01
ଅୁପଧାନaupadhana0.01
ପାଧନpadhana0.01
ଗାୁେଦଇgaueda'i0
େପାଦାନepadana0
ପଧାନବିpadhanabi0
ନିେରାଦnierada0
ମାଥର୍ାmathara0
ସୁରଭିsurabhi0
ସରଳାsarala0
ତୁପଧାନtupadhana0
ବାେଜଣୀbaejani0
ଶୀଧରsidhara0
ରାଧାକାradhaka0
ପଧୀନpadhina0
ଉଷାରାଣୀusarani0
ନୟନୀnayani0
ସୁେରଶsuerasa0
ନରହରିnarahari0
ବଡେଜନାbadejana0
େରବିକାerabika0
ପରିଛାparicha0
ରମାମଣିramamani0
ମୁପାଧାନmupadhana0
ଆଦିଆମାadi'ama0
ନାହକnahaka0
କାହନ୍ୁkahanu0
ନିରାମଣିniramani0
ବୃାବତୀbrabati0
ଜଳଧରjaladhara0
ରୁପନୀrupani0
ରଇବାରୀra'ibari0
ଇେଗୗଡiegada0
ନୃସିଂହnrsinha0
ଭୁଷଣbhusana0
ବିଦାଧରbidadhara0
େସାେରନ୍esaeran0
େଟଭାetabha0
ପଡିଆରୀpadi'ari0
ମଦନାmadana0
ସାରଦାsarada0
ଶୁଲଭsulabha0
ଟରମଣtaramana0
ଲାଛାୟାlachaya0
ଗଡତିଆgadati'a0
ଆରୁଖarukha0
ଅନେହନାanehana0
ସିହନ୍ାsihana0
ବୁଡାନbudana0
ବାଘାତିbaghati0
ପଧାନଇpadhana'i0
ରଂଜନାranjana0
ସୁରଥsuratha0
ଭବାନୀbhabani0
ପଧାେନୗpadhaena0
ରଞୀତranita0
ଉମାରାଣିumarani0
ନୟନିnayani0
ମାେଦୟାmaedaya0
ସାଧନାsadhana0
ରମାକାramaka0
କରଣkarana0
େଲାଭାelabha0
େଧାବୁଣୀedhabuni0
ନିରବାଣୀnirabani0
ଦୁଲଣାdulana0
ବୃାବତିbrabati0
ପାବନୀpabani0
ରଇତra'ita0
ଇୁପଭାiupabha0
ସହରିsahari0
ଜୟଦଥjayadatha0
େସାହନesahana0
ରତିକାratika0
ଏରାବାଟୀerabati0
ସେରାଜseraja0
ସାରଥsaratha0
ଶୁରମାsurama0
ଲାକଡାlakada0
ୟୁପଧାନyupadhana0
ଚରଣcarana0
ଗଉଡga'uda0
ରଶିକାrasika0
କହନ୍ୁkahanu0
ହାଲାନhalana0
ସୁଧାଂଶୁsudhansu0
ଡମାନdamana0
ପୁପଧାନୀpupadhani0
ଗାହାଆଲୁgaha'alu0
ରାଜନrajana0
ଇପଧନipadhana0
ଭଗିନୀbhagini0
େମଦାଦemadada0
ନୟନାnayana0
ଅରୁପାନarupana0
ଭୂଷଣbhusana0
ବିପଭାbipabha0
ଲଦରladara0
ଘନାଇଁghana'im0
ପଦଆନpada'ana0
ମୁପଧନmupadhana0
ସାେହବsaehaba0
ପାଡାଲିpadali0
ରାଇଟରra'itara0
େଧାବାedhaba0
ନିରକ୍ଷଣୀniraksani0
ମହାନିଆmahani'a0
ସଜନାsajana0
ବାଦାମୀbadami0
ରୁଖସାନାrukhasana0
ରାଜଲrajala0
ମାଧବmadhaba0
ଧନମତିdhanamati0
ଭାବିନୀbhabini0
ସର୍ାରsarara0
ଦପର୍ଣିdaparni0
ଗିରିଧାରୀgiridhari0
କୃାଜୀନାkrajina0
ପଘାନpaghana0
େହରଦeharada0
ଚକଧରcakadhara0
ରାେମରraemara0
ଖୁଲଣାkhulana0
ପଶନନ୍pasanan0
ବିେନାଦbienada0
ଷୁପଧାନsupadhana0
ଡମଣିdamani0
ାପଧାନapadhana0
ତରଣୀtarani0
ପୃଥାଳprthala0
ରୁବାଳାrubala0
ରାଣୀାଇଁrania'im0
େମଘନାemaghana0
ପଧାମନpadhamana0
ନୟନnayana0
ସାଇବାନିsa'ibani0
ବଘାରbaghara0
େସୗଦାମିନୀesadamini0
ପଭାତୀpabhati0
ଆଇରାଣୀa'irani0
ବରିହାbariha0
ଗଦନାgadana0
ପାଡାନାpadana0
ରସିତାrasita0
େଧାବଣୀedhabani0
ହିରାମଣୀhiramani0
ଆଶାମଣିasamani0
ମହାନନ୍ାmahanana0
ସୁନାଥsunatha0
ବାଦଲbadala0
ରଂଜୀତାranjita0
ୀଧରidhara0
ନୀରାଶnirasa0
ସୁରମାsurama0
ଭାବିନିbhabini0
ସରସsarasa0
ର୍ପଭାrpabha0
ଗାୟନgayana0
ରାଧାକୃradhakr0
େମାହିନୀemahini0
ଧାନାଇdhana'i0
ମଢୁଆଳmadhu'ala0
େହମାନehamana0
ରାେଜଶraejasa0
େରାସଣୀerasani0
ରମାମଣୀramamani0
ଶତୃଘନ୍satrghan0
େପଧାନepadhana0
ନିରାଶnirasa0
ସଦାନsadana0
ଶିଧରsidhara0
ଜହନjahana0
ରୁପାର୍ନruparna0
ପାରଧାନparadhana0
େଗହିମଣିegahimani0
ଧେନରdhenara0
ଧରିତୀdhariti0
ସାଇଦsa'ida0
ଲଛମାlachama0
େରଣୁକାeranuka0
ପଭାତିନିpabhatini0
ରବିଚrabica0
ଏେରୟାeeraya0
ପଢିଆଳିpadhi'ali0
ଅଇଁଠାa'imtha0
ବରାଳbarala0
ଲାବଣଯ୍labanay0
ଚିଦାନcidana0
ରେମଶremasa0
କରାଡkarada0
ପଧଆନpadha'ana0
ମାଧୁରୀmadhuri0
ରାବତୀrabati0
ବରାଡbarada0
େପାଢepadha0
ନବଘନnabaghana0
ପାହନpahana0
ରାଜହଂସrajahansa0
ମାଧବାନmadhabana0
ମଦନmadana0
ପଦିପpadipa0
େପମାନepamana0
ରଂଜନranjana0
ପଧାେନାpadhaena0
ପରମାନparamana0
େଲାଚନelacana0
ଗଦାଧରgadadhara0
ଫଧାନphadhana0
ରାଧାନradhana0
ଧିେରdhiera0
େରାହିତerahita0
ପଦିନୀpadini0
ଯ୍ାରାଣୀyarani0
ଝରଣାjharana0
ମଧୁସିତାmadhusita0
ପଧାନାpadhana0
େସଠesatha0
ଉୁପଧାନuupadhana0
ଯେଶାଦାyesada0
ହୃଦାନhrdana0
େମାହନemahana0
ପଭାତpabhata0
ସୁପଭାsupabha0
ଡୁପଧାନdupadhana0
ଲକ୍ଷଣlaksana0
େଦବାନedabana0
ରଜନୀrajani0
ରାମଚramaca0
ଅହଲଯ୍ାahalaya0
ବୃାବନbrabana0
ନ୍ାରାଣୀnarani0
ପସନନ୍pasanan0
ଗୁପଧାନgupadhana0
ଗାଧରgadhara0
ଆୁପଧାନaupadhana0
ଈୁପଧାନiupadhana0
ପଦୀପpadipa0
ପ୍ଧାନpdhana0
ପେମାଦpemada0
ଶରତsarata0
ନାହାକnahaka0
ରାଉଳra'ula0
ନାରାୟଣnarayana0
ଏୁପଧାନeupadhana0
ପଧାନିpadhani0
ନୁପଧାନnupadhana0
ରଶିତାrasita0
କିସାନkisana0
ମହାପାତmahapata0
ପଫୁଲpaphula0
କହଁରkahamra0
ମମତାmamata0
ରାଉତra'uta0
ଚୁପଧାନcupadhana0
ପରିଡାparida0
ପ'ଧାନpa'dhana0
ଯୁପଧାନyupadhana0
ଅପଧାନapadhana0
ପଦାନpadana0
ପାହାନpahana0
ଦୁପଧାନdupadhana0
ବିପଧାନbipadhana0
Pradhan in the Bengali language
প্রধানpradhana98.06
প্রধনpradhana0.97
Pradhan in the Tibetan language
པར་དན།parden62.04
པར་དཱན།parden36.26
པར་ལྡན།parden0.3
པར་དན་parden0.24
པར་དནparden0.18
པར་དྷན།pardhen0.18
པཱར་དཱན།parden0.12
པརདན།parden0.12
པར་།དནparden0.12
པར་དན་།parden0.12
པར་དཱན་parden0.06
པར་དན།་parden0.06
ཕར་དཱན།parden0.06
ནར་དན།narden0.06
པྲར་དཱན།trarden0.06

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