Kandam Surname
Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname
Kandam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 319 | 1:414,574 | 34,944 |
| India | 306 | 1:2,506,750 | 79,964 |
| Afghanistan | 108 | 1:297,715 | 4,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 89 | 1:102,947 | 8,862 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kandam (755) may also be a first name.
Kandam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kandam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kandam (Hindi: कंदम, Marathi: कंदम, Oriya: କାାମ୍) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kandam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 340,606th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,753,981 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Kandam reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 299,029th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 755 people.
It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 414,574. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Papua, where 91 percent reside, Central Java, where 5 percent reside and Banten, where 1 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khandam | 92 | 261 | / |
| Kandame | 92 | 37 | / |
| Kandham | 92 | 18 | / |
| Kandaam | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kandaum | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kandgam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khandham | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khandgam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khandasm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khandame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kandaime | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasendam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kondam | 83 | 3,831 | / |
| Candam | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kandom | 83 | 9 | / |
| Qandam | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kandamova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Candame | 77 | 503 | / |
| Khondam | 77 | 37 | / |
| Koundam | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kandome | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kondamm | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kondame | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kaimdam | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khandom | 77 | 5 | / |
| Konddam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kondham | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kandoum | 77 | 4 | / |
| Caandam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kondeam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keindam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konndam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Candamm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canndam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kondaim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koindam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kandoom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khandamova | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khoondam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khandome | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kheamdam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kondom | 67 | 1,250 | / |
| Candom | 67 | 14 | / |
| Camdam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qandamova | 67 | 4 | / |
Kandam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kandam in the Marathi language | ||
| कंदम | kandama | 61.29 |
| कंडाम | kandama | 9.68 |
| कदम | kadama | 9.68 |
| कांडम | kandama | 6.45 |
| कंडम | kandama | 3.23 |
| कदंम | kadamma | 3.23 |
| कंदमाने | kandamane | 3.23 |
| कन्दम | kandama | 1.61 |
| कांदम | kandama | 1.61 |
| Kandam in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାମ୍ | kaam | 50 |
| କାାମ | kaama | 50 |
| Kandam in the Hindi language | ||
| कंदम | kandama | 40 |
| कन्दम | kandama | 20 |
| कन्डम | kandama | 20 |
| कंडम | kandama | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Kandam
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