Sandu Surname
Approximately 78,799 people bear this surname
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 |
| 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
Average Male Sandu Height
175.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sandu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sandu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sandu (Bengali: সন্দু, Hindi: सांडू, Marathi: सांडू, Oriya: ସାୁମାଝୀ, Russian: Санду, Tibetan: སན་སདུས་) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Sandú. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sandu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sandu is the 7,204th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 92,483 people. Sandu occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Sandu reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Sandu is also the 36,965th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 20,627 people.
The last name Sandu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 57,606 people, or 1 in 349. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 13 percent are found, Prahova County, where 6 percent are found and Dâmbovița County, where 6 percent are found. Other than Romania Sandu occurs in 93 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent are found and Moldova, where 5 percent are found.
Sandu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sandu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sandu last name expanded 6,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sandu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing 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 with 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
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sandu in the Russian language | ||
| Санду | sandu | - |
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Sandu 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.
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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
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- 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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