Candilejo Surname
Approximately 459 people bear this surname
Candilejo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 317 | 1:50,176 | 4,742 |
| Spain | 141 | 1:331,575 | 19,344 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Candilejo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Candilejo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Candilejo is most common in Ecuador. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Candilejo.
How Common Is The Last Name Candilejo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 656,126th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. The last name Candilejo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Candilejo reside; 69 percent reside in South America and 69 percent reside in Andean South America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Ecuador, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 50,176. In Ecuador it is most common in: Tungurahua Province, where 46 percent are found, Cotopaxi Province, where 17 percent are found and Guayas Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Ecuador this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 31 percent are found and Venezuela, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candilejos | 95 | 1 | / |
| Candelejo | 89 | 942 | / |
| Candileja | 89 | 4 | / |
| Condilejos | 84 | 1 | / |
| Candiloi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Candeleja | 78 | 51 | / |
| Candelijo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chandileya | 74 | 6 | / |
| Sandileuzo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Qandilou | 71 | 610 | / |
| Candilay | 71 | 59 | / |
| Candelie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sandiley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Candulea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Candelaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Candelee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sandeleji | 67 | 221 | / |
| Candailay | 67 | 56 | / |
| Candoilay | 67 | 31 | / |
| Scandilau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Candelaio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaundilye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chandeley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Candelija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Candelesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sandilowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zandgilou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sandileha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Candilejo
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