Kandiah Surname

52,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kandiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6,4321:3,235458
Canada8721:42,2545,251
Malaysia7141:41,3083,348
England5391:103,37310,862
Switzerland2471:33,2514,884
Australia2021:133,64214,486
Qatar941:25,0852,628
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Denmark821:68,8386,869
Norway571:90,21612,446
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
India421:18,263,461278,402
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
France141:4,744,480251,814
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Kandiah (3,971) may also be a first name.

Kandiah Last Name Facts

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

Kandiah (Marathi: कंिदह) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandiah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,919th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 754,170 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Kandiah are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 110,946th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 3,971 people.

The last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 6,432 people, or 1 in 3,235. Barring Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Kandiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kandiah last name are 42.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kandiah earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning 290,897 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.53% less than the national average, earning R 205,488 per year; in United States they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $49,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $51,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandiah in the Marathi language
कंिदहkamidaha33.33
कंडkanda33.33
कांडीहाकथनkand'ihakathana33.33

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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 Kandiah
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