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 surname Shandya (Hindi: संध्या, Marathi: संध्या, Oriya: ପରିଡା) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shandya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,436,415th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Shandya live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Shandya is also the 444,187th most widespread first name globally, held by 381 people.
Shandya is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live.
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
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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 Shandya
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