Commando Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

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

Commando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Commando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
India131:59,005,029552,550
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Commando (671) may also be a first name.

Commando Last Name Facts

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

Commando (Hindi: कमान्डो) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Commando? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,222,957th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. Commando occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Commando are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Commando is also the 320,288th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 671 people.

The last name Commando is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 35 percent live, Western Cape, where 33 percent live and Free State, where 14 percent live. Not including South Africa Commando exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Commando Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Commando earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 53.89% less than the national average, earning R 109,584 per year and in Canada they earn 33.06% less than the national average, earning $33,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Commando Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Commando in the Hindi language
कमान्डोkamando-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Commando
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