Šandera Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šandera Surname User-submission:

This Czech name means 'son of Alexander'. The source is a book in German on Czech surnames available through the Stanford University Library System.

The name is a patronymic, akin to Kundera which means 'son of Gunter'.

Šandera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4041:26,3204,163
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Sandera (451) are calculated separately.

Šandera Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This Czech name means 'son of Alexander'. The source is a book in German on Czech surnames available through the Stanford University Library System.

The name is a patronymic, akin to Kundera which means 'son of Gunter'.

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Šandera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šandera (Hindi: सण्डेरा, Marathi: सॅन्डॆरा) occurs most in Czechia. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sandera. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šandera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šandera is the 717,442nd most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Šandera is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šandera live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Šandera is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 26,320. In Czechia Šandera is most numerous in: South Bohemian Region, where 27 percent live, Vysočina Region, where 23 percent live and Prague, where 10 percent live. Excluding Czechia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Šandera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Šandera in the Hindi language
सण्डेराsandera66.67
सन्देराsandera33.33
Šandera in the Marathi language
सॅन्डॆराsendera50
शांतारामsantarama50

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