Cognomen Chandr (Chandr 
, Шандр 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Chandr is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a rare surname, Kuwait, and Qatar. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan. Also, Chandr is the forename as well as the last name.