Kanandi Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanandi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanandi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanandi (41) may also be a first name.

Kanandi Last Name Facts

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

Kanandi (Bengali: কানন্দি, Marathi: अनंत, Oriya: କାନ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanandi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kanandi reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.

The last name Kanandi is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania Kanandi is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 93 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 4 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanandi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanandi in the Bengali language
কানন্দিkanandi-
Kanandi in the Marathi language
अनंतananta-
Kanandi in the Oriya language
କାନkana66.67
କାନିkani33.33

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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 Kanandi
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