Skandhan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Skandhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skandhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Skandhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skandhan (Marathi: कंधन) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skandhan? popularity and diffusion

Skandhan is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Skandhan is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Skandhan live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Skandhan is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 40 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 40 percent are found and West Bengal, where 10 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Skandhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skandhan in the Marathi language
कंधनkandhana-

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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 Skandhan
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