Tandav Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Tandav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tandav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India421:18,263,461278,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tandav (38) may also be a first name.

Tandav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tandav (Hindi: ताण्डव, Marathi: तांडव) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tandav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tandav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tandav is the 2,944,094th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Tandav live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tandav is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 18,263,461. In India Tandav is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent are found and West Bengal, where 7 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tandaev924/
Tandap83365/
Tandov8314/
Tandaw835/
Tandab832/
Tandape77150/
Tandova7719/
Tandoev774/
Tandeev774/
Tandowa771/
Tatndap771/
Tandafe771/
Tandeaw771/
Tandaffe711/
Thandaws711/
Tondov6719/
Tondev6716/
Tandop672/
Tondaw671/
Tondab671/
Tondowa6294/
Tondape6215/
Tondoev6214/
Tandoup625/
Tondeaw621/
Tandoop621/
Toumndap571/
Tondop5065/
Tondow5044/
Tondof502/
Tamdop501/

Tandav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tandav in the Hindi language
ताण्डवtandava-
Tandav in the Marathi language
तांडवtandava93.62
तांडावtandava4.26
तांफ़वtamfava2.13

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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 Tandav
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