Kandima Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kandima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1951:79,17011,618
Zambia381:417,10320,300
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kandima (75) may also be a first name.

Kandima Last Name Facts

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

Kandima (Oriya: କିମା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 899,940th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kandima are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 75 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 79,170. In Zimbabwe Kandima is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent live and Estonia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandima in the Oriya language
କିମାkima-

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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 Kandima
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