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Where Does The Last Name Sandhu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sandhu (Bengali: সন্ধু, Hindi: संधू, Marathi: संधु, Oriya: ସାୁ) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered as: Sandhú. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandhu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 6,800^th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 87,640 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Sandhu are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sandhu is also the 125,378^th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 3,262 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is held by 43,337 people, or 1 in 17,700. In India Sandhu is most numerous in: Punjab, where 62 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 9 percent reside and Haryana, where 6 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 88 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Sandhu Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Sandhu surname are 1.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.94% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sandhu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 25.78% more than the national average, earning 435,285 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.35% more than the national average, earning $54,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.59% more than the national average, earning $56,931 CAD per year.