Kandig Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kandig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kandig (24) may also be a first name.

Kandig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kandig (Oriya: କାିଗ) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kandig is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Kandig are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kandig is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Kandig is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 75 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaindig922/
Khandig922/
Kandigue8613/
Kandic83394/
Kandik83329/
Kandeg83269/
Candig83216/
Kandiq8351/
Kondig8310/
Khandik77182/
Khandiq77126/
Kandike7738/
Kandiok7722/
Kandaik7719/
Kandhik7710/
Kandoik776/
Khandeg773/
Catndig772/
Canduig771/
Caindig771/
Kandegh771/
Kandick771/
Catindig714,246/
Cahandig7135/
Khandaik7128/
Catendig717/
Kondik67559/
Candik67432/
Kondic67280/
Kandek67115/
Candic6794/
Kandikova6756/
Kasindike6717/
Kandeq6713/
Kandec676/
Kandiková675/
Caitindig671/
Candeg671/
Candix671/

Kandig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandig in the Oriya language
କାିଗkaiga-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kandig
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