Kandan Surname
Approximately 6,616 people bear this surname
Kandan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,062 | 1:250,511 | 14,519 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| United Arab Emirates | 456 | 1:20,093 | 2,333 |
| Oman | 417 | 1:8,844 | 1,219 |
| Malaysia | 296 | 1:99,643 | 6,842 |
| Benin | 270 | 1:38,280 | 4,939 |
| South Africa | 267 | 1:202,913 | 21,677 |
| Turkey | 212 | 1:367,082 | 22,844 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Russia | 139 | 1:1,036,857 | 79,143 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| Pakistan | 65 | 1:2,748,367 | 23,130 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Ivory Coast | 58 | 1:397,780 | 13,651 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Kandan (10,757) may also be a first name.
Kandan Demographics
Kandan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kandan in the Bengali language | ||
| কান্দন | kandana | - |
| Kandan in the Marathi language | ||
| कंदन | kandana | 76.47 |
| कंडन | kandana | 7.72 |
| कन्दन | kandana | 5.51 |
| कांडन | kandana | 2.21 |
| कंदण | kandana | 1.1 |
| टंडन | tandana | 0.74 |
| कन्डन | kandana | 0.74 |
| फांडन | phandana | 0.74 |
| कंडुन | kanduna | 0.74 |
| कंदान | kandana | 0.74 |
| कांडण | kandana | 0.37 |
| कंदा | kanda | 0.37 |
| कुंदन | kundana | 0.37 |
| कांदन | kandana | 0.37 |
| कंन्द | kannda | 0.37 |
| Kandan in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାନ | kaana | 62.99 |
| ହଁାସଦାଃ | hamasadah | 13.64 |
| ସେରନ | serana | 7.79 |
| େସାେରନ | esaerana | 5.84 |
| ହଁାସଦା | hamasada | 3.9 |
| କମୁଦ | kamuda | 0.65 |
| ତାମୁଡିଆ | tamudi'a | 0.65 |
| ଗଡସରା | gadasara | 0.65 |
| ହାସଦା | hasada | 0.65 |
| ମହାକୁଡ | mahakuda | 0.65 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.65 |
| Kandan in the Hindi language | ||
| कन्दन | kandana | 46.25 |
| कंदन | kandana | 40 |
| कंडन | kandana | 3.75 |
| कन्डन | kandana | 2.5 |
| कण्डन | kandana | 2.5 |
| कान्दन | kandana | 1.25 |
| कनडन | kanadana | 1.25 |
| काण्डन | kandana | 1.25 |
| कन्दण | kandana | 1.25 |
| Kandan in the Russian language | ||
| Кандан | kandan | - |
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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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