Kandaba Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kandaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kandaba (20) may also be a first name.

Kandaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kandaba (Marathi: कांडबा) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kandaba is the 3,228,735th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Kandaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kandaba are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kandaba is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandaba in the Marathi language
कांडबाkandaba60
कांदबाkandaba20
कंडबाkandaba13.33
केांडबाkeandaba6.67

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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 Kandaba
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