Sandru Surname

66,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sandru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5,8691:3,421471
India5831:1,315,72151,469
Uganda3291:118,66011,346
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Spain1811:258,29916,363
Canada711:518,95243,932
Moldova461:77,42110,022
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
England231:2,422,52489,093
Greece221:503,62763,727
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Austria111:774,13064,097
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Şandru (979) & Šandru (1) are calculated separately.

Sandru (333) may also be a first name.

Sandru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandru (Marathi: सांडृ, Oriya: ସଂଦୃ, Russian: Сандру) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Şandru or Šandru. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sandru is the 66,191st most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 967,416 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Sandru are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 479,726th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 333 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 5,869 people, or 1 in 3,421. In Romania Sandru is mostly concentrated in: Sibiu County, where 7 percent are found, Arad County, where 7 percent are found and Caraș-Severin County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Romania it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Sandru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sandru surname are 15.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Sandru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.64% less than the national average, earning €9,718 per year; in United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $51,555 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sandru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sandru in the Oriya language
ସଂଦୃsandr-
Sandru in the Marathi language
सांडृsandr40
सांडुृsandur20
संदीपsandipa20
सांदsanda20
Sandru in the Russian language
Сандруsandru-

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Sandru Reference & Research

Sandhu FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Sandhu FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Sandru
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