Candace Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Candace Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Candace (112,334) may also be a first name.
Candace Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Candace Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Candace (Arabic: كاندس) is found most in Benin. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Candace? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Candace are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Candace is also the 9,156th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 112,334 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 413,424. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atlantique Department, where 44 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 36 percent reside and Zou Department, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Benin this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Candace Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Candace in the Arabic language | ||
| كاندس | kands | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Candace
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