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    The surname Mandala

    An Italian surname, carried by 588 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M534

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mandala is more common than 76.7% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Mandalà, a surname predominantly found in Sicily. * Borrowed from Telugu మండల (maṇḍala), a surname predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 588 people named Mandala in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 525,077 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 459.

    #37,792
    rank among US surnames
    588
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.1%
    change since 2000 (was #44,192)

    Who is named Mandala

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    67% of people named Mandala identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 67%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 24%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mandalas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kristina Gentile Mandala
      Arbëresh writer from Italy., 1856–1919

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mandala

    Mandala has the Soundex code M534, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M534.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mandala come from?
    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Mandalà, a surname predominantly found in Sicily. * Borrowed from Telugu మండల (maṇḍala), a surname predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
    How common is the surname Mandala?
    588 people in the United States had the surname Mandala in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 525,077 Americans. It ranked 37,792nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mandala?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Mandala identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Mandala?
    Kristina Gentile Mandala, Arbëresh writer from Italy..
    Where is the surname Mandala most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mandala in the Kingdom of Italy.
    Is the surname Mandala getting more or less common?
    More common. 459 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 588 in 2010, up 28%.