Sandang Surname
Approximately 790 people bear this surname
Sandang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 498 | 1:265,561 | 24,018 |
| Philippines | 134 | 1:755,509 | 74,327 |
| Malaysia | 97 | 1:304,064 | 16,606 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sandang (937) may also be a first name.
Sandang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sandang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sandang (Bengali: সান্দাঅং) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sandang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 434,913th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,224,742 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sandang reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 264,064th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 937 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 265,561. In Indonesia Sandang is most frequent in: Yogyakarta, where 31 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 28 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 8 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sandang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sandang in the Bengali language | ||
| সান্দাঅং | sanda'am | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sandang
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