Sandin is a surname of Swedish origin. Sandín also refers to the surname found in Spain and Latin America, particularly (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay).^[1][2] The distribution of Spanish births, are most common in Zamora with (33,73%) of people with the surname and it being their first Surname, Madrid (14,45%), Cáceres (9,99%) and Salamanca (8,23%).^[3]

Sandin

Frequency and distribution

• Most prevalent in Sweden – 3,399 people.^[4]
• Highest density in Sweden – (frequency 1:2,897) 278th most common surname.

Sandin distribution - 2014[4]
Country	Population	Rank	Ratio
Sweden	3,399	278	1:2,897
United States	1,287	26,245	1:281,631
Spain	856	5,046	1:54,617
Brazil	536	15,226	1:399,392
Mexico	473	6,304	1:262,423
Uruguay	370	1,040	1:9,275
Malaysia	344	5,997	1:85,739
Russia	294	45,386	1:490,214
Argentina	273	13,217	1:156,569

Sandín

Frequency and distribution

• Most prevalent in Spain – 22 people.^[5]
• Highest density in Uruguay – 35,955th most common surname.

Sandín - 2014[4]
Country	Population	Rank	Ratio
Spain	22	54,547	1:2,125,093
Mexico	6	53,861	1:20,687,701
Brazil	2	1,031,150	1:107,037,166
Uruguay	2	35,955	1:1,715,879

People

• Åke Sandin, Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s
• Daniel J. Sandin, American video and computer graphics artist/researcher.
• Elis Sandin (1901–1987), Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics
• Emil Sandin, professional Swedish ice hockey player
• Erik Sandin, American drummer of the California punk band, NOFX
• Lennart Sandin (1919–1991), Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s
• Max Sandin (1889?–1967)), American anti-war activist
• Ramon Sandin, also known as Guy Sandin, (1970) was a Puerto Rican Olympic diver is now an actor.
• Rasmus Sandin, Swedish ice hockey player
• Sandin Wilson, American bassist and vocalist from the Pacific Northwest

References