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Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
The name likely relates to the Sanskrit word for sandalwood ("chandan"), suggesting a possible connection to places where sandalwood is important.
You could have Chandaney – maybe this surname got tweaked when a family moved somewhere new. Or Chandania, adding "ia" – thats a thing in some South Asian names. And then theres Chandi, a shorter, simpler version. Lots of other variations are probably out there, depending on each familys story.
from iMeUsWe Database
Bihar
618
Maharashtra
484
Gujarat
383
Delhi
257
Madhya Pradesh
176
Andhra Pradesh
76
Tamil Nadu
68
Rajasthan
65
Jharkhand
20
Uttar Pradesh
18
from iMeUsWe Database
People with the surname CHANDANI appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.
1,313 (59%)
Food Distribution Records
814 (36%)
Voters List
104 (5%)
Farmer Beneficiary Records
The CHANDANI surname is found across multiple communities including Kathiawari Memon, Khoja communities.
Bihar has the highest concentration of the CHANDANI surname with 618 records (28.5%).
CHANDANI is ranked #5089 in India with approximately 10,920 people bearing this surname.
The CHANDANI surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Bihar (28.5%), Maharashtra (22.4%), Gujarat (17.7%).