Kahandi Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Kahandi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 272 | 1:143,527 | 12,879 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Kahandi (12) may also be a first name.
Kahandi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahandi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahandi (Oriya: କାହା) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahandi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 679,794th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name Kahandi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahandi reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Kahandi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 143,527. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 90 percent are found, Kampala District, where 2 percent are found and Kasese District, where 2 percent are found. Barring Uganda it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Zambia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahandi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahandi in the Oriya language | ||
| କାହା | kaha | - |
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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 Kahandi
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