Candida Forename
4,680th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 223,729 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Nicaragua
Candida Forename Definition:
A female name. Latin ‘white’; the name of a 1st-C Neapolitan saint supposed to have been cured by St Paul. See further under Blanch, Blanche. The name does not appear to have been used in England until recently, since its use by G. B. Shaw for the heroine of his play Candida (1898).
Read More About This ForenameCandida Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 28,339 | 1:7,560 | 923 |
| Mexico | 100% | 21,103 | 1:5,883 | 645 |
| Mozambique | - | 20,160 | 1:1,351 | 307 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 16,538 | 1:364 | 44 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 13,078 | 1:2,309 | 343 |
| Angola | 100% | 12,281 | 1:2,196 | 437 |
| Honduras | 100% | 11,976 | 1:736 | 132 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 11,786 | 1:885 | 138 |
| Colombia | 100% | 11,453 | 1:4,172 | 502 |
| Spain | 100% | 10,805 | 1:4,306 | 444 |
| United States | 100% | 10,378 | 1:34,933 | 2,259 |
| Philippines | 99% | 8,632 | 1:12,281 | 1,555 |
| Argentina | 100% | 6,997 | 1:6,113 | 518 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 5,944 | 1:2,710 | 421 |
| Cuba | - | 5,943 | 1:1,936 | 331 |
| Paraguay | 99% | 5,644 | 1:1,282 | 321 |
| El Salvador | - | 5,586 | 1:1,135 | 195 |
| Italy | 100% | 4,105 | 1:14,875 | 761 |
| Panama | 100% | 2,058 | 1:1,898 | 380 |
| Peru | 100% | 1,402 | 1:22,676 | 1,718 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 1,063 | 1:9,973 | 1,036 |
| Tanzania | 99% | 994 | 1:53,107 | 3,799 |
| England | 100% | 872 | 1:63,765 | 2,770 |
| Ecuador | - | 821 | 1:21,592 | 1,204 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 819 | 1:5,822 | 694 |
| India | 100% | 608 | 1:1,998,155 | 104,245 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 520 | 1:6,592 | 577 |
| South Africa | 100% | 324 | 1:168,311 | 11,442 |
| Ghana | 100% | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| France | 100% | 276 | 1:240,835 | 3,601 |
| Chile | 100% | 258 | 1:68,245 | 2,087 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 254 | 1:13,978 | 772 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 223 | 1:796,253 | 21,453 |
| Canada | 100% | 191 | 1:173,473 | 7,019 |
| Uganda | 99% | 149 | 1:274,879 | 8,272 |
| Malawi | 100% | 148 | 1:115,624 | 6,115 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 135 | 1:160,078 | 7,255 |
| Germany | 100% | 133 | 1:726,901 | 6,545 |
| Indonesia | - | 133 | 1:1,939,576 | 100,489 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 122 | 1:138,542 | 6,182 |
| Portugal | - | 101 | 1:103,078 | 2,758 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 83 | 1:98,958 | 3,126 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 76 | 1:2,050 | 472 |
| Belize | 100% | 73 | 1:4,854 | 994 |
| Guyana | 100% | 69 | 1:11,062 | 1,647 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 65 | 1:2,954 | 555 |
| Cape Verde | - | 62 | 1:8,535 | 948 |
| Qatar | 100% | 51 | 1:46,463 | 5,889 |
| DR Congo | 86% | 48 | 1:1,538,075 | 40,404 |
| Belgium | 100% | 43 | 1:267,210 | 5,706 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 42 | 1:724,999 | 28,233 |
| Australia | - | 39 | 1:350,195 | 6,577 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 39 | 1:34,908 | 3,522 |
| Aruba | - | 33 | 1:3,145 | 634 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 32 | 1:481,994 | 22,045 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 25 | 1:45,508 | 307 |
| Taiwan | - | 25 | 1:950,787 | 37,589 |
| Scotland | 100% | 23 | 1:232,625 | 3,902 |
| Andorra | - | 22 | 1:3,768 | 371 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 18 | 1:9,879 | 1,352 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 17 | 1:6,456 | 983 |
| Sweden | 100% | 16 | 1:616,119 | 14,675 |
| Wales | 100% | 15 | 1:206,287 | 3,673 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 14 | 1:40,289 | 1,746 |
| Singapore | 100% | 13 | 1:483,620 | 11,161 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Croatia | 100% | 7 | 1:602,439 | 6,285 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Namibia | - | 6 | 1:400,696 | 5,862 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Benin | - | 5 | 1:2,115,169 | 40,564 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Finland | 67% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Romania | - | 4 | 1:5,012,994 | 31,756 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Grenada | 100% | 3 | 1:36,042 | 2,687 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Monaco | 100% | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Pakistan | - | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| San Marino | - | 2 | 1:16,460 | 588 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
The alternate forms: Cândida (13,817), Cándida (170), Càndida (5) & Cãndida (5) are calculated separately.
Candida (93,542) may also be a surname.
Candida Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Latin ‘white’; the name of a 1st-C Neapolitan saint supposed to have been cured by St Paul. See further under Blanch, Blanche. The name does not appear to have been used in England until recently, since its use by G. B. Shaw for the heroine of his play Candida (1898).
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A Latin name, meaning: White spirit.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Candida Forename Popularity
Candida Demographics
Candida Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 2 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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