Šandor Surname

209,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Šandor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šandor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia6431:11,1121,330
Slovakia4591:11,6261,469
Czechia4411:24,1123,747
Croatia3151:13,4242,618
Slovenia1161:21,4454,766
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Sandor (14,397), Şandor (559), Šándor (532), Śandor (1), Sándor (23,098), Sàndor (1) & Sãndor (1) are calculated separately.

Šandor (5,632) may also be a first name.

Šandor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šandor has its highest incidence in Serbia. It can also be found as a variant: Sandor, Şandor, Šándor, Śandor, Sándor, Sàndor or Sãndor. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šandor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 209,101st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,686,164 people. The surname Šandor occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šandor are found; 54 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Šandor is also the 89,207th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 5,632 people.

It is most frequently used in Serbia, where it is borne by 643 people, or 1 in 11,112. In Serbia Šandor is mostly concentrated in: North Banat District, where 44 percent live, North Bačka District, where 18 percent live and South Bačka District, where 13 percent live. Besides Serbia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 23 percent live and Czechia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandor9414,397/
Şandor94559/
Šándor94532/
Śandor941/
Sándor8923,098/
Sàndor891/
Sãndor891/
Šandar8316/
Zandor837/
Xandor831/
Šandorova807/
Shandor771,522/
Sandore77410/
Chandor77143/
Saindor7796/
Sandour7754/
Szandor7742/
Sandoor7727/
Sandord7720/
Sandorp7712/
Zandour777/
Zanndor771/
Siandor771/
Sandhor771/
Zandoir771/
Chandore711,723/
Schandor71148/
Saindore7179/
Chandoor7172/
Chandour7120/
Sandorre7110/
Saundore7110/
Shandoor716/
Shandour714/
Sahandor712/
Shahndor711/
Chandhor711/
Chanddor711/
Sandhore711/
Chandoir710/
Sandar6754,750/
Sondor67569/
Zandar67472/
Sandorova6798/
Zondor6768/
Sandorová6764/
Šandarová6740/
Shandhour676/
Sandăr674/
Samdor673/
Xandar673/
Çandar671/
Chaandore671/
Chandhore671/
Chandoure671/

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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 Šandor
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