Kandan Surname

74,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Kandan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,0621:250,51114,519
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
United Arab Emirates4561:20,0932,333
Oman4171:8,8441,219
Malaysia2961:99,6436,842
Benin2701:38,2804,939
South Africa2671:202,91321,677
Turkey2121:367,08222,844
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Russia1391:1,036,85779,143
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Pakistan651:2,748,36723,130
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Ivory Coast581:397,78013,651
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Maldives11:404,1727,269
France11:66,422,722504,397
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kandan (10,757) may also be a first name.

Kandan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kandan (Bengali: কান্দন, Hindi: कन्दन, Marathi: कंदन, Oriya: କାାନ, Russian: Кандан) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,301st most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,101,503 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kandan reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kandan is also the 58,361st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 10,757 people.

The surname Kandan is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 3,062 people, or 1 in 250,511. In India Kandan is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 58 percent reside, Karnataka, where 4 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside. Outside of India Kandan is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside.

Kandan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kandan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kandan last name grew 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kandan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Buddhist (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kandan surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Kandan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning R 270,948 per year and in United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandan in the Bengali language
কান্দনkandana-
Kandan in the Marathi language
कंदनkandana76.47
कंडनkandana7.72
कन्दनkandana5.51
कांडनkandana2.21
कंदणkandana1.1
टंडनtandana0.74
कन्डनkandana0.74
फांडनphandana0.74
कंडुनkanduna0.74
कंदानkandana0.74
कांडणkandana0.37
कंदाkanda0.37
कुंदनkundana0.37
कांदनkandana0.37
कंन्दkannda0.37
Kandan in the Oriya language
କାାନkaana62.99
ହଁାସଦାଃhamasadah13.64
ସେରନserana7.79
େସାେରନesaerana5.84
ହଁାସଦାhamasada3.9
କମୁଦkamuda0.65
ତାମୁଡିଆtamudi'a0.65
ଗଡସରାgadasara0.65
ହାସଦାhasada0.65
ମହାକୁଡmahakuda0.65
ପଧାନpadhana0.65
Kandan in the Hindi language
कन्दनkandana46.25
कंदनkandana40
कंडनkandana3.75
कन्डनkandana2.5
कण्डनkandana2.5
कान्दनkandana1.25
कनडनkanadana1.25
काण्डनkandana1.25
कन्दणkandana1.25
Kandan in the Russian language
Канданkandan-

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