Vandayar Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vandayar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vandayar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8211:65,9908,285
India111:69,733,217610,955
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Vandayar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vandayar is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vandayar.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandayar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 411,077th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. The surname Vandayar occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Vandayar live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 821 people, or 1 in 65,990. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Vandayar Last Name Statistics demography

Vandayar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.46% more than the national average, earning R 369,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vandeyar88348/
Vandaiar8826/
Vandiyar8823/
Vandayer888/
Bandayar882/
Vaandiyar821/
Vandyer803/
Vandair801/
Vandaer801/
D'Vandeyar781/
Bandiyar7513/
Bandeyar752/
Bondayar751/
Vanduyer750/
Vandeear750/
Vandeare750/
Bandhiyar713/
Bhandajar713/
Vandehart711/
Wandayire711/
Vandeharr711/
Vandier67197/
Vandeur67108/
Vandeer6752/
Wandair6713/
Bandair6713/
Wandoyr672/
Vanduer672/
Wandear671/
Vanduir671/
Vandeir671/
Bandaur671/

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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 Vandayar
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