Sanday Surname
Approximately 6,285 people bear this surname
Sanday Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sandy,' a parish in Bedfordshire.
Nicholas de Sandye, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Sanday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,478 | 1:29,108 | 4,139 |
| Uganda | 1,309 | 1:29,824 | 4,069 |
| Fiji | 283 | 1:3,160 | 561 |
| Tanzania | 262 | 1:202,067 | 17,227 |
| India | 250 | 1:3,068,262 | 91,248 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Afghanistan | 76 | 1:423,068 | 5,769 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Sanday (2,131) may also be a first name.
Sanday Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sandy,' a parish in Bedfordshire.
Nicholas de Sandye, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Sanday (Scotl.) = the Sandy Island [Old Norse sand-r, sand + ey, island] (English and Scandinavian) v. Sandy.
A parish in Bedfordshire.
This name has no connection with the Sandi of the Yorkshire Domesday, which has been derived from sand, a messenger. It is the same as Sandie, corrupted from Alexander. It may sometimes be from Sandy (with Gritford), a parish co. Beds.
From Sandy; a location name in Bedfordshire Or from the Dutch, Sandee; a personal name.
Sanday Demographics
Average Sanday Salary in
United States
$46,231 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sanday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanday Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanday (Hindi: संदय, Marathi: संदय, Oriya: ସଂଦୟ, Russian: Сандай) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sanday.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanday? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 77,791st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,159,514 people. The surname Sanday is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Sanday reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 162,779th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,131 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,478 people, or 1 in 29,108. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Soccsksargen, where 44 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 44 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 5 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent live and Fiji, where 5 percent live.
Sanday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sanday has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 268 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sanday Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sanday surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Sanday earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 151.69% more than the national average, earning R 598,104 per year and in United States they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $46,231 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanday Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanday in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଂଦୟ | sandaya | 66.67 |
| ସଞ୍ଦୟ | sandaya | 33.33 |
| Sanday in the Marathi language | ||
| संदय | sandaya | 66.67 |
| संडय | sandaya | 13.33 |
| शंकर | sankara | 6.67 |
| सांडाय | sandaya | 6.67 |
| संध्या | sandhya | 6.67 |
| Sanday in the Hindi language | ||
| संदय | sandaya | 40 |
| संदाय | sandaya | 10 |
| सांदया | sandaya | 10 |
| संदया | sandaya | 10 |
| सांडया | sandaya | 10 |
| सन्धा | sandha | 10 |
| सन्डय | sandaya | 10 |
| Sanday in the Russian language | ||
| Сандай | sandaj | - |
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