Kandhan Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Kandhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1541:4,980,944125,013
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kandhan (238) may also be a first name.

Kandhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kandhan (Hindi: कन्धन, Marathi: कंधान, Oriya: କାାନ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,022,958th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kandhan are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kandhan is also the 580,229th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 238 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 4,980,944. In India Kandhan is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 55 percent reside, Pondicherry, where 7 percent reside and Karnataka, where 6 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Kandhan Last Name Statistics demography

Kandhan earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 243.65% more than the national average, earning R 816,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandhan in the Oriya language
କାାନkaana-
Kandhan in the Hindi language
कन्धनkandhana66.67
कंधनkandhana33.33
Kandhan in the Marathi language
कंधानkandhana50
कन्धनkandhana50

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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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  • 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 Kandhan
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