Candaya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Candaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Candaya (37) may also be a first name.
Candaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Candaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Candaya occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Candaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Candaya reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 6,040,815. In Venezuela Candaya is mostly found in: Anzoátegui, where 40 percent are found, Monagas, where 40 percent are found and Bolívar, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Venezuela this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found.
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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 Candaya
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