Sandai Surname
Approximately 4,819 people bear this surname
Sandai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4,053 | 1:31,543 | 3,036 |
| Malaysia | 626 | 1:47,115 | 3,749 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Sandai (8,154) may also be a first name.
Sandai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sandai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sandai (Bengali: সান্দাই, Hindi: संदई, Marathi: सनदी, Oriya: ସାାଇ) is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sandai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sandai is the 98,387th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,512,253 people. The surname Sandai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sandai reside; 84 percent reside in East Asia and 84 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Sandai is also the 70,182nd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 8,154 people.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 4,053 people, or 1 in 31,543. In Japan it is mostly found in: Ōita Prefecture, where 27 percent are found, Shimane Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 17 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sandai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sandai in the Bengali language | ||
| সান্দাই | sanda'i | - |
| Sandai in the Marathi language | ||
| सनदी | sanadi | - |
| Sandai in the Hindi language | ||
| संदई | sanda'i | 83.33 |
| सन्दई | sanda'i | 16.67 |
| Sandai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାାଇ | saa'i | 64.41 |
| ସାଇ | sa'i | 23.73 |
| ସାାଈ | saa'i | 3.39 |
| ସଂଡାଇ | sanda'i | 1.69 |
| ସାହ୍ାଇ | saha'i | 1.69 |
| ସାଦାଇ | sada'i | 1.69 |
| ସାାଣି | saani | 1.69 |
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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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- 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 Sandai
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