Candiotes Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Candiotes Surname Definition:

“Inhabitant of Candia” (in Crete).

Candiotes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Candiotes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Inhabitant of Candia” (in Crete).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Candiotes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Candiotes is found most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Candiotes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,765,740th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. Candiotes is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Candiotes are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 511,110. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 82 percent are found, Limpopo, where 9 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Candiotes Last Name Statistics demography

Candiotes earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 138.96% more than the national average, earning R 567,864 per year.

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