Chanda

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi चाँदा (cā̃dā).

Proper noun

Chanda (plural Chandas)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chanda is the 30139^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 778 individuals. Chanda is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (61.18%) and White (29.43%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Chanda

1. Former name of Chandrapur.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chanda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 316.

Cebuano

Proper noun

Chanda

1. a female given name