Candao Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Candao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Candao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6461:156,71625,933
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Candao (1,181) may also be a first name.

Candao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Candao is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Candao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Candao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 464,720th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Candao live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 230,871st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 1,181 people.

The last name Candao is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 156,716. In The Philippines Candao is primarily concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 36 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 36 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 16 percent live. Beside The Philippines this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chandao92124/
Candaoo921/
Candaod921/
Tchandao862,218/
Candahoo8668/
Casindao862/
Chandaou861/
Chanddao861/
Kandao83810/
Condao83115/
Tchandaou80842/
Kandaou77112/
Kandaho7718/
Kandaoi773/
Kandgao771/
Candaua771/
Candoha771/
Khandao771/
Chandoha71193/
Kandaiyo7127/
Candouat7114/
Candohoy712/
Kanddaou711/
Chandoah711/
Kandahou711/
Kandoa6753/
Kondao6736/
Chandaiya6728/
Chandayya673/
Condoa672/
Zondao671/
Kandoâ671/
Zandoa671/
Chandoyia671/

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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 Candao
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