Vandyar Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Vandyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vandyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Vandyar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vandyar is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandyar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Vandyar live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Vandyar is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Vandyar is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 95 percent are found and Free State, where 5 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Vandyar Last Name Statistics demography

Vandyar earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning R 227,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vandaiyar885/
Vandiar86118/
Wandyar8620/
Bandyar866/
Bhandyar801/
Vandeear800/
Bandayyar755/
Wandaiyar751/
Vandehart751/
Vandeharr751/
Vandeor7162/
Bandjar7155/
Wandiar7124/
Vandior717/
Bandiar713/
Fandiar713/
Wandjar712/
Fandjar712/
Vondiar711/
Wandear711/
Bangyar711/
Bandjare678/
Bandiare676/
Vandjour675/
Bandiear673/
Fandjare671/
Wandjare671/
Bhangyar671/
Bandihar671/

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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 Vandyar
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