Remdan Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Remdan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Remdan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania281:146,2458,155
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Eritrea161:296,994232
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Remdan (38) may also be a first name.

Remdan Last Name Facts

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

Remdan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻣﻈﺎﻥ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Remdan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Remdan reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Remdan is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 146,245. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 68 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 14 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 33 percent reside and Eritrea, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Remdhan92195/
Remdane92115/
Remdaan926/
Riemdan921/
Remdang921/
Remdhane86417/
Rremdane861/
Remhdane861/
Remdanne861/
Ramdan8358,224/
Rendan83242/
Rimdan83183/
Romdan83121/
Remdon8314/
Remdón832/
Remdhanne801/
Remddhane801/
Ramdhan779,124/
Rhamdan77180/
Rendang77129/
Romdhan7786/
Rendant7771/
Rammdan777/
Rendane777/
Ramdaan776/
Ramdean776/
Rendean774/
Ramhdan773/
Ramdain772/
Rimdang772/
Raemdon772/
Ramdahn771/
Remdond771/
Raamdan771/
Ramddan771/
Rndan736/
Ramdhean7190/
Riendean7135/
Ramdahan7134/
Raamdhan711/
Ramdhajn711/
Rhamdhan711/
Rendon67164,564/
Romdon672,896/
Rendón67783/
Ramdon67722/
Rindan6746/
Rendòn6731/
Remdom677/
Rendam676/
Ramdhahan674/
Ramdahein673/
Rimdam672/
Reamdonck671/
Ramdán671/
Rimdon671/

Remdan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Remdan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻣﻈﺎﻥrmzan92.86
ﺍﻟﺮﻣﻈﺎﻥalrmzan7.14

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Remdan
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