Bandika Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bandika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bandika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2751:167,92712,915
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India241:31,961,058386,265
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bandika (94) may also be a first name.

Bandika Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bandika Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bandika (Hindi: बन्दिका, Oriya: ବିକ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandika? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 683,026th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. Bandika is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bandika reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bandika is also the 980,251st most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 94 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 167,927. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 96 percent live, Mombasa County, where 3 percent live and Nairobi County, where 0 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Bandika Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bandika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bandika in the Oriya language
ବିକbika-
Bandika in the Hindi language
बन्दिकाbandika75
बंदिकाbandika25

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bandika
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