Candiya Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Candiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Candiya (10) may also be a first name.
Candiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Candiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Candiya is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Candiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,091,648th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Candiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Candiya are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Candiya is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name in the world It is held by 10 people.
Candiya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Amuru District, where 24 percent reside, Lamwo District, where 19 percent reside and Gulu District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Candiya
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