Randhawa Surname

22,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Randhawa Surname User-submission:

The Randhawa surname comes from rann, meaning 'ground' or 'place where fight or war took place' in Punjabi language.

Dhava means 'attack' or 'doing heavy damage to rival'.

Randhawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India10,2461:74,8655,073
Canada3,6261:10,1611,517
England2,8781:19,3602,762
Pakistan2,6691:66,9332,457
United States2,4921:145,44915,021
Australia6731:40,1125,183
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United Arab Emirates2251:40,7214,209
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Malaysia1311:225,14712,981
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Wales351:88,4157,250
Austria331:258,04330,255
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Norway151:342,81932,589
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Finland81:687,08836,047
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
China51:273,464,31313,838
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palau11:21,643223
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Randhawa (197) may also be a first name.

Randhawa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Randhawa surname comes from rann, meaning 'ground' or 'place where fight or war took place' in Punjabi language.

Dhava means 'attack' or 'doing heavy damage to rival'.

- harry666

Randhawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Randhawa (Hindi: रंधावा, Marathi: रंधावा, Oriya: ରାୱା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Randhawa? popularity and diffusion

Randhawa is the 22,534th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 302,350 people. The surname Randhawa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Randhawa live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Randhawa is also the 646,152nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 197 people.

It is most common in India, where it is held by 10,246 people, or 1 in 74,865. In India Randhawa is most numerous in: Punjab, where 75 percent are found, Delhi, where 5 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Randhawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Randhawa surname are 6.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Randhawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13.95% less than the national average, earning 297,801 kr per year; in United States they earn 30.71% more than the national average, earning $56,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $56,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Randhawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Randhawa in the Marathi language
रंधावाrandhava56.43
रंधवाrandhava27.9
रधावाradhava3.13
रांधवाrandhava2.51
रणधावाranadhava2.51
राधवाradhava1.25
रन्धावाrandhava1.25
रणधवाranadhava1.25
रान्दवाrandava1.25
रनधावाranadhava1.25
रन्धवाrandhava0.63
Randhawa in the Oriya language
ରାୱାrawa50
ରାାୱାraawa25
ରାଜୱrajawa25
Randhawa in the Hindi language
रंधावाrandhava48.65
रन्धावाrandhava29.73
सिंहsinha6.76
रणधावाranadhava5.41
रनधावाranadhava4.05
रधांवाradhanva1.35
रान्धवाrandhava1.35
रांधवाrandhava1.35
रंघावाranghava1.35

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