Candidus Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Candidus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Candidus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Candidus (930) may also be a first name.

Candidus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Candidus occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Candidus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,173,425th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Candidus are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Candidus is also the 265,244th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 930 people.

The last name Candidus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria Candidus is most frequent in: Benue, where 44 percent are found, Bauchi, where 21 percent are found and Kaduna, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Candidus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Candidus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Candidus last name increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Candidus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Candidus are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Candidus earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canddidus941/
Chandidus941/
Candidu932/
Kandidus8842/
Candidos8812/
Camdidus881/
Kandidu8027/
Zandidoust786/
Condidou752/
Kandidou751/
Candidoo751/
Kandidos751/
Kandedu671/
Kandedou631/
Khandedaud564/
Kondedu534/
Kondeddu50100/
Kondedou501/

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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 Candidus
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