Kandam Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
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Kandam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3191:414,57434,944
India3061:2,506,75079,964
Afghanistan1081:297,7154,743
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Niger321:599,75114,963
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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 can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandam? popularity and diffusion

Kandam is the 340,606th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,753,981 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Kandam are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kandam is also the 299,029th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 755 people.

The last name Kandam is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 414,574. In Indonesia Kandam is primarily found in: Papua, where 91 percent reside, Central Java, where 5 percent reside and Banten, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khandam92261/
Kandame9237/
Kandham9218/
Kandaam924/
Kandaum922/
Kandgam921/
Khandham865/
Khandgam864/
Khandasm861/
Khandame861/
Kandaime861/
Kasendam861/
Kondam833,831/
Candam8326/
Kandom839/
Qandam837/
Kandamova802/
Candame77503/
Khondam7737/
Koundam7714/
Kandome7714/
Kondamm7710/
Kondame778/
Kaimdam776/
Khandom775/
Konddam774/
Kondham774/
Kandoum774/
Caandam773/
Kondeam772/
Keindam771/
Konndam771/
Candamm771/
Canndam771/
Kondaim771/
Koindam771/
Kandoom771/
Khandamova758/
Khoondam713/
Khandome712/
Kheamdam711/
Kondom671,250/
Candom6714/
Camdam679/
Qandamova674/

Kandam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandam in the Marathi language
कंदमkandama61.29
कंडामkandama9.68
कदमkadama9.68
कांडमkandama6.45
कंडमkandama3.23
कदंमkadamma3.23
कंदमानेkandamane3.23
कन्दमkandama1.61
कांदमkandama1.61
Kandam in the Oriya language
କାାମ୍kaam50
କାାମkaama50
Kandam in the Hindi language
कंदमkandama40
कन्दमkandama20
कन्डमkandama20
कंडमkandama20

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Footnotes

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