Cognomen Nandi (Nandi 
, 南迪 
, Нанди 
) , worldwide, is a widespread family name. The cognomen Nandi is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common surname, Bangladesh, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Bangladesh, and Tanzania. Much less frequently, Nandi is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Nandi | Bangladesh, Tanzania, India, Indonesia, Kenya |
| 南迪 | China |
| Нанди | Russia |
| นันดี | Thailand |
| sandhyakar nandi ancient poet from the Pala Dynasty (b. 1084) |
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shib chandra nandi Pioneering Indian telegraph official, IN (b. 1824) |
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nandi glassie Cook Islands politician, NZ (b. 1951) |
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| akhil chandra nandi Communist activist, IN (b. 1907) |
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| vera nandi Italian actress (1924-1998), IT (b. 1924) |
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sanhita nandi Indian singer, IN |
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| satyabrata nandi American oncologist, IN (b. 1931) |
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| n. r. nandi Telugu writer, playwright, IN (b. 1933) |
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| sudhir kumar nandi (b. 1924) |
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anshuman nandi IN |
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| ítala nandi Brazilian actress, BR (b. 1942) |
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vyoma nandi Indian-Canadian actor (b. 1993) |
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| bharati nandi botanist (b. 1944) |
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| subhalakshmi nandi Indian gender equality campaigner and researcher, IN (b. 1950) |
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| nilson simão nandi BR (b. 1943) |
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