Frequency: (158)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Kayasth) name, Čondo in Bengali, from Sanskrit čandra ‘pleasant’, ‘shining’, ‘moon’.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 29%. Sanjay (2), Amit, Anand, Ashok, Manju, Pranab, Rajat, Rupa, Seema, Shampa, Sipra, Sreedhar.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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