Cândido Surname

8,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Cândido Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cândido Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique32,1351:848196
Angola25,0431:1,078188
Brazil6,6211:32,3331,367
Portugal3,0481:3,418414
Italy7151:85,53414,851
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
Spain631:742,09631,639
France461:1,443,972140,296
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Australia361:749,88148,970
England351:1,591,94567,242
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Guatemala151:1,072,1785,317
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Qatar91:262,00030,726
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
China51:273,464,31313,838
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Malta41:107,5681,849
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Macau21:300,8151,009
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

The alternate forms: Candido (310,900) & Cándido (2) are calculated separately.

Cândido (11,618) may also be a first name.

Cândido Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cândido is found in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Candido or Cándido. For other possible spellings of Cândido click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cândido? popularity and diffusion

Cândido is the 8,305th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 106,234 people. Cândido occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Cândido reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 55,389th most widespread first name globally, held by 11,618 people.

The surname is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is carried by 32,135 people, or 1 in 848. Not including Mozambique this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Candido95310,900/
Cándido952/
Cândida861,259/
Condido8673/
Candidos8012/
Canddido806/
Caandido805/
Candiddo803/
Condidou802/
Candidod802/
Candidoa801/
Condiddo801/
Canndido801/
Candidoo801/
Casndido801/
Candiodo801/
d'Candido751/
Candida7193,542/
Kandido71292/
Candedo71260/
Camdido7145/
Condida7125/
Kândida711/
Candjdo711/
Condedo711/
Candydo711/
Candidat6754/
Candidda6736/
Candidas6713/
Canndida675/
Candidad672/
Candeado672/
Candidah672/
Canddida672/
Caandida671/
Candeida671/
Condeado671/
Kandidou671/
Kandidos671/

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Footnotes

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