Kandema Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kandema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kandema (51) may also be a first name.

Kandema Last Name Facts

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

Kandema is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kandema.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kandema reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 51 people.

It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe Kandema is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 52 percent reside, Harare Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Kandema
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