Sandor Surname

36,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sandor Surname User-submission:

This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a descendant of Alexander ('defender of men').

Sandor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9,0351:2,222291
United States2,6691:135,80314,220
Canada4361:84,5089,395
Germany2991:269,24928,591
Israel2011:42,5755,774
Spain1701:275,01217,060
France1681:395,37358,261
England1611:346,07525,095
Hungary1571:62,5246,472
Austria1391:61,2629,543
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Argentina951:449,93133,821
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Slovakia901:59,29411,428
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Norway381:135,32317,347
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
India301:25,568,846339,406
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Wales161:193,40812,484
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Sándor (23,098), Šandor (1,977), Şandor (559), Śandor (1), Sãndor (1), Sàndor (1) & Šándor (532) are calculated separately.

Sandor (24,911) may also be a first name.

Sandor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a descendant of Alexander ('defender of men').

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Sandor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandor (Arabic: ساندور, Marathi: सांडोर, Russian: Сандор) has its highest incidence in Romania. It may occur as: Sándor, Šandor, Şandor, Śandor, Sãndor, Sàndor or Šándor. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sandor is the 36,628th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 506,185 people. The surname Sandor occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Sandor reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Sandor is also the 32,092nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 24,911 people.

Sandor is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 9,035 people, or 1 in 2,222. In Romania Sandor is primarily found in: Mureș County, where 17 percent reside, Harghita County, where 17 percent reside and Bihor County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Sandor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sandor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sandor surname expanded 11,604 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,013 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sandor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sandor surname are 0.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Sandor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 174.79% more than the national average, earning €82,520 per year; in Norway they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning 278,469 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $47,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sándor9423,098/
Šandor941,977/
Şandor94559/
Śandor941/
Sãndor941/
Sàndor941/
Shandor921,522/
Sandore92410/
Saindor9296/
Sandour9254/
Szandor9242/
Sandoor9227/
Sandord9220/
Sandorp9212/
Scandor927/
Siandor921/
Sandhor921/
Šándor89532/
Schandor86148/
Saindore8679/
Saundore8610/
Sandorre8610/
Shandoor866/
Shandour864/
Sahandor862/
Sandhore861/
Shahndor861/
Sandar8354,750/
Candor832,359/
Sandur831,311/
Sondor83569/
Jandor8344/
Zandor837/
Sandăr834/
Samdor833/
Xandor831/
Sandorova8098/
Sandorová8064/
Shandhour806/
Sandhar773,054/
Sondore77676/
Shandar77594/
Scandar77362/
Saindar77313/
Sandare77254/
Saundar77154/
Szandar77149/
Chandor77143/
Sondorp7799/
Shendor7798/
Jeandor7775/
Shandur7761/
Saandar7754/
Sandhur7745/
Siandar7737/
Sandure7731/
Jandour7723/
Sanndar7718/
Sandart7715/
Samndar777/
Zandour777/
Saindur776/
Sandeur774/
Sgandăr774/
Zandore773/
Shondor773/
Sanddar772/
Sanndur772/
Zsandár772/
Saandur771/
Saundur771/
Sandard771/
Sandarr771/
Sandaur771/
Caundor771/
Jandhor771/
Sondoir771/
Jandoor771/
Sgandar771/
Sgondor771/
Sandarz771/
Sandaar771/
Zanndor771/
Zandoir771/
Schandorph75128/
Shahandour75117/
Shandorova7513/
Schandorhp751/
Chandore711,723/
Sahandar71114/
Shaandar71113/
Shandare7197/
Saundare7175/
Chandoor7172/
Shandaar7168/
Satendar7127/
Chandour7120/
Saindare7119/
Satindar716/
Saunndar715/
Shandure715/
Sandhare715/
Shandhar714/
Shahndar714/
Soundore712/
Sacendar711/
Sacindar711/
Saindhar711/
Saindure711/
Sandgaur711/
Sandhart711/
Chanddor711/
Chandhor711/
Djandour711/
Sayndhar711/
Shaundar711/
Sheandur711/
Shondore711/
Scanddar711/
Shandhur711/
Chandoir710/
Condor6730,523/
Candar6713,759/
Jandar673,205/
Sondur67749/
Zandar67472/
Sándorová67402/
Samdur67375/
Samdar6793/
Sondar6778/
Zondor6768/
Sandarova6748/
Shaandaar6747/
Cóndor6734/
Sondorová6730/
Šandar6716/
Sandarowa6714/
Sondór6713/
Sandurova677/
Šandorova677/
Žondor676/
Sahandarh676/
Shaindare675/
Sachindar674/
Žandar673/
Jondor673/
Xandar673/
Shamdoire672/
Satendarr671/
Saindaure671/
Chandhore671/
Chaandore671/
Çandar671/
Žandorová671/
Żandar671/
Sandhahar671/
Chandoure671/
Sondorova671/

Sandor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sandor in the Marathi language
सांडोरsandora57.14
सन्दोरsandora28.57
सन्san14.29
Sandor in the Russian language
Сандорsandor-
Sandor in the Arabic language
ساندورsandwr-

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Sandor Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sandor
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