Sándor Surname

23,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Sándor Surname User-submission:

This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a descendant of Alexander ('defender of men').

Sándor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary21,8241:45032
Romania7471:26,8783,421
Slovakia3301:16,1712,341
Czechia1671:63,67310,655
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Sandor (14,397), Šándor (532), Sàndor (1), Sãndor (1), Šandor (1,977), Şandor (559) & Śandor (1) are calculated separately.

Sándor (191,864) may also be a first name.

Sándor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a descendant of Alexander ('defender of men').

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Sándor Last Name Facts

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

Sándor is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Sandor, Šándor, Sàndor, Sãndor, Šandor, Şandor or Śandor. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sándor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sándor is the 23,447th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 315,505 people. The last name Sándor occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sándor reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Sándor is also the 5,458th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 191,864 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is borne by 21,824 people, or 1 in 450. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 15 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Hungary this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 3 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandor9414,397/
Šándor94532/
Sàndor941/
Sãndor941/
Šandor891,977/
Şandor89559/
Śandor891/
Sondor83569/
Sándorová80402/
Shandor771,522/
Sondore77676/
Sandore77410/
Sondorp7799/
Saindor7796/
Sandour7754/
Szandor7742/
Sandoor7727/
Sandord7720/
Sandorp7712/
Shondor773/
Sandhor771/
Sgondor771/
Sondoir771/
Siandor771/
Schandor71148/
Saindore7179/
Sandorre7110/
Saundore7110/
Shandoor716/
Shandour714/
Sahandor712/
Soundore712/
Shondore711/
Shahndor711/
Sandhore711/
Sandar6754,750/
Sandorova6798/
Sondar6778/
Zondor6768/
Sandorová6764/
Sondorová6730/
Sondór6713/
Zandor677/
Shandhour676/
Sandăr674/
Samdor673/
Xandor671/
Sondorova671/

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Footnotes

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