Vandey Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Vandey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Vandey (74) may also be a first name.
Vandey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vandey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vandey (Hindi: वाण्डेय, Russian: Вандей) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vandey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Vandey live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vandey is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 74 people.
Vandey is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 25,568,846. In India it is primarily found in: Bihar, where 37 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vandey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vandey in the Hindi language | ||
| वाण्डेय | vandeya | - |
| Vandey in the Russian language | ||
| Вандей | vandej | - |
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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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- 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 Vandey
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