Shandya Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Shandya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Shandya (381) may also be a first name.
Shandya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shandya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shandya (Hindi: संध्या, Marathi: संध्या, Oriya: ପରିଡା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shandya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Shandya is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Shandya live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 444,187th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 381 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shandya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shandya in the Oriya language | ||
| ପରିଡା | parida | - |
| Shandya in the Marathi language | ||
| संध्या | sandhya | 60 |
| संध् | sandh | 20 |
| शानदया | sanadaya | 20 |
| Shandya in the Hindi language | ||
| संध्या | sandhya | 45.45 |
| सन्ध्या | sandhya | 18.18 |
| शन्द्य | sandya | 9.09 |
| शन्दया | sandaya | 9.09 |
| शंदया | sandaya | 9.09 |
| सध्या | sadhya | 9.09 |
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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 Shandya
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