Kandaka Surname

317,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kandaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6491:196,9878,909
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
India511:15,040,498247,985
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Liberia131:339,11818,650
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Kandaka (62) may also be a first name.

Kandaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kandaka (Marathi: कांडका, Oriya: କାାକା) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 317,070th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,165,436 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Kandaka live; 55 percent live in East Asia and 55 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kandaka is also the 1,246,114th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 62 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 649 people, or 1 in 196,987. In Japan Kandaka is most frequent in: Kagawa Prefecture, where 41 percent live, Fukushima Prefecture, where 30 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Aside from Japan it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandaka in the Marathi language
कांडकाkandaka-
Kandaka in the Oriya language
କାାକାkaaka48
କାକାkaka44
କଂଦକାkandaka4
ଅନୁସୟାanusaya4

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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 Kandaka
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