Kandiah Surname
Approximately 9,663 people bear this surname
Kandiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 6,432 | 1:3,235 | 458 |
| Canada | 872 | 1:42,254 | 5,251 |
| Malaysia | 714 | 1:41,308 | 3,348 |
| England | 539 | 1:103,373 | 10,862 |
| Switzerland | 247 | 1:33,251 | 4,884 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Denmark | 82 | 1:68,838 | 6,869 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Kandiah (3,971) may also be a first name.
Kandiah Demographics
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Kandiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kandiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kandiah (Marathi: कंिदह) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kandiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 52,919th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 754,170 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Kandiah live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kandiah is also the 110,946th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 3,971 people.
It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 6,432 people, or 1 in 3,235. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found 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 Democrats than The US average, with 95.24% being registered with the 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kandiah in the Marathi language | ||
| कंिदह | kamidaha | 33.33 |
| कंड | kanda | 33.33 |
| कांडीहाकथन | kand'ihakathana | 33.33 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Kandiah
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