Sandham Surname

211,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sandham Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Sandy Land [Old English sand, sand + hamm, a piece of land, enclosure]

Sandham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0041:55,4966,736
Canada2881:127,93613,339
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
South Africa1751:309,58729,554
Wales911:34,0063,399
Australia771:350,59429,558
India331:23,244,406321,547
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Norway81:642,78647,258
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7471:32,6314,326
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Sandham (811) may also be a first name.

Sandham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Sandy Land [Old English sand, sand + hamm, a piece of land, enclosure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Sandholme; a location name in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sandham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandham (Hindi: सन्धम, Marathi: संधाम) is found most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 211,639th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,741,040 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Sandham are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 287,044th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 811 people.

Sandham is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,004 people, or 1 in 55,496. In England it is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 19 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside and Cumbria, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Sandham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sandham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sandham last name expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sandham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sandham last name is principally Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sandham surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sandham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.3% more than the national average, earning 523,610 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 133.55% more than the national average, earning R 555,000 per year; in United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $55,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sandham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sandham in the Marathi language
संधामsandhama-
Sandham in the Hindi language
सन्धमsandhama50
संधामsandhama25
संधमsandhama25

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