Sandu Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Sandu Surname

7,204^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 78,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Romania

Highest density in:

Romania

Sandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sandu Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Romania	57,606	1:349	24
India	5,015	1:152,954	9,637
Moldova	4,222	1:844	48
Zambia	2,005	1:7,905	937
Spain	1,888	1:24,763	2,613
Ecuador	972	1:16,364	2,444
Tanzania	862	1:61,417	6,585
Sri Lanka	804	1:25,881	3,346
Russia	659	1:218,700	23,742
Ukraine	571	1:79,725	11,391
DR Congo	445	1:166,022	17,095
United States	400	1:906,147	68,222
Canada	328	1:112,334	11,995
Transnistria	320	1:1,483	152
Zimbabwe	257	1:60,071	9,075
Indonesia	198	1:667,925	52,159
Portugal	198	1:52,617	2,944
Greece	191	1:58,009	9,692
Malawi	183	1:93,547	11,397
England	183	1:304,470	23,072
France	171	1:388,437	57,373
Papua New Guinea	168	1:48,534	6,056
Italy	139	1:439,976	47,271
Belgium	122	1:94,235	14,539
Germany	100	1:805,055	59,076
Pakistan	65	1:2,748,367	23,130
Israel	55	1:155,593	16,202
Nigeria	54	1:3,280,421	99,135
Sweden	47	1:209,505	14,512
Netherlands	41	1:411,882	42,990
Kazakhstan	41	1:431,280	33,089
Austria	37	1:230,147	27,778
United Arab Emirates	36	1:254,508	17,423
Argentina	34	1:1,257,159	73,489
Thailand	34	1:2,077,598	243,257
Denmark	29	1:194,645	16,083
Ireland	28	1:168,176	7,397
Qatar	22	1:107,182	11,536
Malaysia	21	1:1,404,487	59,312
Brazil	19	1:11,267,070	228,483
Singapore	17	1:323,983	13,856
Australia	17	1:1,587,982	78,599
Afghanistan	15	1:2,143,546	15,005
Uganda	15	1:2,602,619	75,106
South Africa	14	1:3,869,836	127,494
Finland	11	1:499,700	30,478
Scotland	10	1:535,382	20,332
Belarus	9	1:1,055,673	72,859
Namibia	9	1:267,711	10,023
Morocco	9	1:3,830,678	54,497
Estonia	8	1:165,226	26,217
Czechia	8	1:1,329,184	91,312
New Zealand	8	1:566,040	34,598
Switzerland	7	1:1,173,274	69,697
Norway	6	1:857,048	55,549
Turkey	6	1:12,970,237	144,247
Kenya	5	1:9,235,980	55,978
China	4	1:341,830,392	16,990
Saudi Arabia	4	1:7,713,954	37,548
Venezuela	3	1:10,068,026	60,591
Luxembourg	3	1:193,514	7,046
Bulgaria	3	1:2,326,302	54,089
Mexico	2	1:62,063,102	83,384
Hungary	2	1:4,908,138	64,617
Cameroon	2	1:10,384,534	165,830
Philippines	2	1:50,619,112	341,003
Iceland	2	1:190,045	6,825
Cyprus	2	1:442,438	9,493
El Salvador	1	1:6,343,888	8,415
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
Taiwan	1	1:23,444,746	93,622
Egypt	1	1:91,935,754	132,737
Croatia	1	1:4,228,604	99,289
Congo	1	1:4,989,096	34,171
Turkmenistan	1	1:5,489,112	11,427
Bahrain	1	1:1,348,608	10,432
Armenia	1	1:2,930,180	22,770
Angola	1	1:26,989,214	11,853
Mongolia	1	1:2,825,289	17,010
Georgia	1	1:3,745,545	47,852
Ghana	1	1:27,020,692	23,742
Guatemala	1	1:16,082,668	12,169
Iraq	1	1:35,021,654	31,813
Japan	1	1:127,844,293	73,547
Jordan	1	1:8,842,437	26,010
Lebanon	1	1:5,637,083	32,436
Peru	1	1:31,784,123	64,452
Liberia	1	1:4,408,535	47,110
Panama	1	1:3,912,258	17,195
Lithuania	1	1:3,034,588	47,401
Macau	1	1:601,630	1,582
Malta	1	1:430,272	3,380
Nepal	1	1:28,480,956	22,413
Monaco	1	1:37,066	4,748

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	6	1:8,369,781	355,680

The alternate forms: Sandú (1) are calculated separately.

Sandu (20,627) may also be a first name.

Sandu Demographics

Sandu Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 29 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Russia

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Sandu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandu (Bengali: সন্দু, Hindi: सांडू, Marathi: सांडू, Oriya: ସାୁମାଝୀ, Russian: Санду, Tibetan: སན་སདུས་) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Sandú. Click here for other possible spellings of Sandu.

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

The last name Sandu is the 7,204^th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 92,483 people. Sandu is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Sandu are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 36,965^th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 20,627 people.

The last name Sandu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 57,606 people, or 1 in 349. In Romania Sandu is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 13 percent live, Prahova County, where 6 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 6 percent live. Besides Romania it exists in 93 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Moldova, where 5 percent live.

Sandu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sandu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sandu last name increased 6,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sandu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sandu last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sandu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.36% less than the national average, earning €8,301 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.88% more than the national average, earning R 434,592 per year; in United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.63% more than the national average, earning $50,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Sandú	93	1	/
Sandhu	91	83,153	/
Shandu	91	25,755	/
Sandau	91	1,887	/
Sandui	91	524	/
Sandeu	91	348	/
Sandou	91	329	/
Sandut	91	132	/
Sandup	91	112	/
Sanduj	91	94	/
Sandus	91	51	/
Sanduu	91	28	/
Sanduy	91	20	/
Sanhdu	91	13	/
Saindu	91	13	/
Sanndu	91	10	/
Sanduh	91	7	/
Siandu	91	6	/
Sandud	91	5	/
Saandu	91	2	/
Sanddu	91	2	/
Sandgu	91	1	/
Saundu	91	1	/
Sanduz	91	1	/
Saindou	83	6,899	/
Sandeus	83	867	/
Saïndou	83	532	/
Sandoud	83	142	/
Sahandu	83	132	/
Ssandhu	83	32	/
Sandeuh	83	28	/
Sanndhu	83	25	/
Siandou	83	23	/
Shandhu	83	17	/
Sandoux	83	17	/
Sanduis	83	7	/
Sandhuj	83	6	/
Sandouh	83	6	/
Scaindu	83	5	/
Saindhu	83	5	/
Sayndou	83	5	/
Sasindu	83	5	/
Sandhou	83	5	/
Saandhu	83	3	/
Sainedu	83	3	/
Sandous	83	3	/
Sanduha	83	2	/
Sandouy	83	2	/
Saundus	83	2	/
Sandhau	83	2	/
Sanhdhu	83	2	/
Siandeu	83	2	/
Sanduiz	83	2	/
Sandhus	83	2	/
Shandou	83	2	/
Satendu	83	1	/
Satindu	83	1	/
Sasndhu	83	1	/
Sandahu	83	1	/
Sanddhu	83	1	/
Sandhhu	83	1	/
Sandhui	83	1	/
Sandhuy	83	1	/
Shaindu	83	1	/
Shaundu	83	1	/
Sahndeu	83	1	/
Sanduch	83	1	/
Sandheu	83	1	/
Sandhuu	83	1	/
Sanddau	83	1	/
Sandgou	83	1	/
Sanndou	83	1	/
Shandui	83	1	/
Samndau	83	1	/
Shandut	83	1	/
Saindau	83	0	/
Sandust	83	0	/
Sanduss	83	0	/
Jandu	80	3,790	/
Candu	80	2,528	/
Zandu	80	1,318	/
Sondu	80	156	/
Xandu	80	106	/
Sandó	80	76	/
Samdu	80	72	/
Sandhaus	77	534	/
Shandoud	77	45	/
Shandout	77	25	/
Saindoux	77	14	/
Sandhuis	77	7	/
Shandouh	77	6	/
Saundeus	77	1	/
Saisindu	77	1	/
Sainduhe	77	1	/
Sandoudz	77	1	/
Samnndhu	77	1	/
Shatendu	77	1	/
Shanduij	77	1	/
Shahandu	77	1	/
Chandu	73	13,721	/
Sondou	73	2,973	/
Sandoe	73	780	/
Shendu	73	346	/
Samdup	73	245	/
Jandus	73	180	/
Jhandu	73	125	/
Saãdou	73	109	/
Jandut	73	107	/
Zandou	73	101	/
Sánduj	73	97	/
Jandau	73	64	/
Sandoo	73	41	/
Jandhu	73	40	/
Sondhu	73	21	/
Zandeu	73	21	/
Samdhu	73	17	/
Jandou	73	15	/
Shondu	73	13	/
Canndu	73	12	/
Zaundu	73	12	/
Samdou	73	11	/
Sondus	73	8	/
Djandu	73	8	/
Zandus	73	7	/
Jaindu	73	7	/
Sonduy	73	5	/
Zhandu	73	5	/
Jandud	73	3	/
Candhu	73	3	/
Soundu	73	3	/
Sandão	73	3	/
Shamdu	73	3	/
Jaundu	73	2	/
Zanndu	73	2	/
Jeandu	73	2	/
Sandúa	73	2	/
Caandu	73	1	/
Sonduu	73	1	/
Zaindu	73	1	/
Saimdu	73	1	/
Zandau	73	1	/
Sondau	73	1	/
Sonddu	73	1	/
Seundu	73	1	/
Sandhú	73	1	/
Samdau	73	1	/
Szándu	73	1	/
Sănduț	73	1	/
Janduz	73	1	/
Saisindhu	71	3	/
Shandoust	71	1	/
Sanddoush	71	1	/
Sandhoo	67	283	/
Chandhu	67	193	/
Jandaud	67	132	/
Chanduy	67	103	/
Jandouh	67	96	/
Chandeu	67	82	/
Chaandu	67	81	/
Chandou	67	46	/
Djandou	67	41	/
Saindoo	67	32	/
Jandouš	67	31	/
Gianduz	67	31	/
Seindou	67	30	/
Chandau	67	24	/
Soundou	67	23	/
Zhandau	67	18	/
Djandeu	67	14	/
Jandaux	67	13	/
Chanduj	67	13	/
Giandou	67	12	/
Samdutt	67	9	/
Jainedu	67	8	/
Zainedu	67	8	/
Chhandu	67	6	/
Saandoo	67	6	/
Chandus	67	4	/
Djaindu	67	4	/
Shendhu	67	4	/
Tjaindu	67	3	/
Seyndou	67	3	/
Chandud	67	2	/
Chandut	67	2	/
Jasindu	67	2	/
Jeandau	67	2	/
Zamndou	67	2	/
Zanduis	67	2	/
Jandous	67	2	/
Shondup	67	1	/
Saindoe	67	1	/
Saamdau	67	1	/
Samdoup	67	1	/
Channdu	67	1	/
Chanddu	67	1	/
Chahndu	67	1	/
Jandhuu	67	1	/
Shamdud	67	1	/
Janduch	67	1	/
Zandouh	67	1	/
Zandouz	67	1	/
Sondeus	67	1	/
Samdoud	67	1	/
Sondous	67	1	/
Shuindu	67	1	/
Caindui	67	1	/
Caundui	67	1	/
Jaundau	67	0	/
Jaundus	67	0	/

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Sandu Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Sandu in the Tibetan language
སན་སདུས་	sensadü	-
Sandu in the Bengali language
সন্দু	sandu	-
Sandu in the Marathi language
सांडू	sandu	51.71
सांडु	sandu	44.27
संदु	sandu	1
संदू	sandu	0.94
बंडू	bandu	0.15
बंडु	bandu	0.12
सांदु	sandu	0.09
पांडु	pandu	0.08
पांडू	pandu	0.06
सान्डु	sandu	0.06
संडू	sandu	0.06
सांदू	sandu	0.06
चांद	canda	0.06
संडु	sandu	0.05
साडु	sadu	0.04
खंडु	khandu	0.04
सन्दू	sandu	0.04
खंडू	khandu	0.04
शडे	sade	0.04
साण्डू	sandu	0.04
संधु	sandhu	0.04
सान्डू	sandu	0.04
साडू	sadu	0.03
सांडूु	sanduu	0.03
सांण्डु	sanndu	0.03
कडू	kadu	0.02
जानु	janu	0.02
सन्दु	sandu	0.02
सांधू	sandhu	0.01
चंदू	candu	0.01
सांडे	sande	0.01
सादु	sadu	0.01
मानु	manu	0.01
चांदा	canda	0.01
संधू	sandhu	0.01
चंदु	candu	0.01
साडुं	sadum	0.01
सैदू	saidu	0.01
संजू	sanju	0.01
सान्दु	sandu	0.01
अंदुरे	andure	0.01
सांडु़	sandu	0.01
सांन्	sann	0.01
सांडुू	sanduu	0.01
गणू	ganu	0.01
कडु	kadu	0.01
नंदु	nandu	0.01
साहु	sahu	0.01
सांडू़	sandu	0.01
सोनू	sonu	0.01
सान	sana	0.01
जानू	janu	0.01
सडू	sadu	0.01
संाडू	samadu	0.01
सदु	sadu	0.01
साण्डु	sandu	0.01
यादू	yadu	0
िशन्दे	isande	0
साडूं	sadum	0
मंदु	mandu	0
सोडू	sodu	0
सांहु	sanhu	0
सांड	sanda	0
मंडु	mandu	0
सोडु	sodu	0
सांडॅ	sande	0
शनू	sanu	0
गंधू	gandhu	0
सहादु	sahadu	0
साण्दु	sandu	0
असांडू	asandu	0
सन्डू	sandu	0
शेनु	senu	0
संतू	santu	0
दादू	dadu	0
सानडु	sanadu	0
बनु	banu	0
मनू	manu	0
सन्डु	sandu	0
शाहु	sahu	0
गनू	ganu	0
दादु	dadu	0
बंन्डू	banndu	0
सण्डू	sandu	0
शङा	sana	0
समदू	samadu	0
संजु	sanju	0
चडु	cadu	0
मदू	madu	0
सोनु	sonu	0
सदू	sadu	0
गदू	gadu	0
संतु	santu	0
सादू	sadu	0
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Sandu in the Oriya language
ସାୁମାଝୀ	saumajhi	37.31
ସାୁ	sau	14.93
ସାୁଶବର	sausabara	14.18
ସୁରଇତ	sura'ita	12.69
ସାୁମାଝି	saumajhi	10.45
ସାୂ	sau	3.73
ସାଂଦୁ	sandu	1.49
ସାଶୁ	sasu	0.75
ସଂଡୁ	sandu	0.75
ସାଧୁ	sadhu	0.75
ଜାନି	jani	0.75
ସବ୍ୁ	sabu	0.75
ସାହୁ	sahu	0.75
ସଣ୍ଡ଼ୁ	sanru	0.75
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Sandu in the Hindi language
सांडू	sandu	23.76
सन्दू	sandu	21.55
सन्दु	sandu	16.76
संदू	sandu	7.73
सांडु	sandu	6.26
सान्दू	sandu	6.26
संदु	sandu	4.6
सान्दु	sandu	4.42
सन्डू	sandu	1.47
सांदू	sandu	1.47
साण्डू	sandu	1.29
सन्डु	sandu	0.92
संडू	sandu	0.74
सान्डू	sandu	0.55
साण्डु	sandu	0.55
सांदु	sandu	0.37
सन्धू	sandhu	0.37
सण्डू	sandu	0.37
सण्डु	sandu	0.37
संडु	sandu	0.18
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Sandu in the Russian language
Санду	sandu	-

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Sandu Reference & Research

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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 Sandu
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Sandu Surname

Sandu Surname

Sandu Surname Distribution Map

Sandu Demographics

Sandu Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Sandu? popularity and diffusion

Sandu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Sandu Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Sandu Name Transliterations

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Sandu Reference & Research

Footnotes

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

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

Sandu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Sandu Last Name Statistics ^demography