Kandim Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kandim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kandim (482) may also be a first name.

Kandim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kandim (Hindi: कन्दीम, Oriya: କାିମ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kandim is the 2,220,661st most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Kandim are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 387,276th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 482 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon Kandim is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 55 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 39 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khandim92585/
Kandime9214/
Kaundime862/
Kandaime861/
Kandem83428/
Kandım8310/
Candim839/
Kondim837/
Kandimova8016/
Kandeme7743/
Khondim7714/
Kamndem7711/
Kondime777/
Kanddem777/
Candimd773/
Canduim771/
Koundim771/
Kondaim771/
Kandyom771/
Khandem771/
Kandhem771/
Koundime711/
Kondem67268/
Kandymova67139/
Kasendeme6734/
Condim6722/
Candem672/
Kondeme6238/
Kongyim6219/
Kondeam622/
Kamdeme621/
Kamddem621/
Koundem621/
Candeme621/
Kondeem621/
Khongyim57157/
Condem5044/
Camdem508/

Kandim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandim in the Hindi language
कन्दीमkandima-
Kandim in the Oriya language
କାିମkaima-

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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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  • 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 Kandim
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