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 occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Candao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Candao is the 464,720th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Candao reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Candao is also the 230,871st most common first name worldwide, borne by 1,181 people.

The surname Candao is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 156,716. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Soccsksargen, where 36 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 36 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 16 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

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
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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 Candao
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