Kandinga Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kandinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kandinga (22) may also be a first name.

Kandinga Last Name Facts

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

Kandinga (Oriya: କାିା) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandinga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 610,848th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kandinga live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Barring Malawi Kandinga exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandinga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandinga in the Oriya language
କାିାkaia80
ଡିୁକିାdiukia20

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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 Kandinga
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