Candace Forename
9,156th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 112,334 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Candace Forename Definition:
Kan-day'-se, or Kan'-da-se, who possesses contrition. The name of an Ethiopian queen. Acts viii. 27.
Candace Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 98,556 | 1:3,678 | 594 |
| Canada | 100% | 9,755 | 1:3,397 | 610 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,110 | 1:49,129 | 5,107 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 657 | 1:2,072 | 411 |
| England | 100% | 353 | 1:157,515 | 5,066 |
| Guyana | 100% | 344 | 1:2,219 | 433 |
| Australia | - | 301 | 1:45,374 | 2,241 |
| New Zealand | - | 150 | 1:30,240 | 1,995 |
| Philippines | 98% | 134 | 1:791,116 | 23,107 |
| Venezuela | - | 68 | 1:444,145 | 12,399 |
| Jamaica | - | 61 | 1:47,266 | 2,729 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 55 | 1:307,311 | 9,515 |
| Brazil | 100% | 48 | 1:4,463,253 | 72,448 |
| Thailand | 100% | 45 | 1:1,557,018 | 48,262 |
| China | - | 43 | 1:31,768,739 | 61,161 |
| Hong Kong | - | 43 | 1:180,296 | 3,188 |
| France | 100% | 33 | 1:2,014,253 | 11,794 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Scotland | 100% | 30 | 1:178,346 | 3,310 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 29 | 1:2,114 | 469 |
| India | 100% | 27 | 1:44,995,480 | 799,701 |
| Namibia | - | 26 | 1:92,468 | 4,483 |
| Singapore | 100% | 26 | 1:241,810 | 8,930 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 22 | 1:4,988 | 824 |
| Germany | 100% | 21 | 1:4,603,708 | 19,313 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 18 | 1:5,522 | 1,017 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 17 | 1:6,564 | 1,053 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 15 | 1:11,854 | 1,528 |
| Bermuda | - | 13 | 1:4,987 | 816 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Wales | 100% | 13 | 1:238,024 | 4,015 |
| Ireland | 100% | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Benin | 100% | 10 | 1:1,057,584 | 26,153 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 10 | 1:3,044,994 | 79,253 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 10 | 1:5,486 | 913 |
| Iceland | - | 9 | 1:40,669 | 2,415 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 9 | 1:2,641,076 | 57,947 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8 | 1:2,701,313 | 52,296 |
| Grenada | 100% | 8 | 1:13,516 | 1,533 |
| Italy | 100% | 8 | 1:7,632,761 | 27,464 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:4,464 | 919 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 7 | 1:803,939 | 7,854 |
| Panama | - | 7 | 1:558,080 | 14,722 |
| South Korea | - | 7 | 1:792,060 | 15,859 |
| Spain | - | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| Belize | 100% | 6 | 1:59,052 | 4,175 |
| Barbados | - | 5 | 1:57,958 | 2,168 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 5 | 1:35,512,872 | 242,191 |
| Norway | 100% | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Poland | - | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Georgia | - | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Candacé (2), Çandace (1) & Candáce (1) are calculated separately.
Candace (41) may also be a surname.
Candace Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kan-day'-se, or Kan'-da-se, who possesses contrition. The name of an Ethiopian queen. Acts viii. 27.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: possibly a sting.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Latin name, meaning: Glowing. (Greek) An hereditary appellation of queens of Meroe, like the name Pharoah in Egypt.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Candace Forename Popularity
Candace Demographics
Average Candace Salary in
United States
$43,181 USD
Per year
Rank:
208,451 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0259719
Rank: 583 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
99.2%
Sample size: 49,582 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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