Kandiya Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Kandiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100 | 1:7,670,654 | 164,164 |
| Zimbabwe | 77 | 1:200,497 | 23,224 |
| Turkey | 35 | 1:2,223,469 | 73,459 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kandiya (317) may also be a first name.
Kandiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kandiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kandiya (Bengali: কান্দিয়া, Hindi: कंडिया, Marathi: कानडीया, Russian: Кандия) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,006,539th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Kandiya live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 493,198th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 317 people.
Kandiya is most common in India, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 7,670,654. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 55 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 10 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 9 percent reside. Excluding India this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and Turkey, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kandiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kandiya in the Marathi language | ||
| कानडीया | kanadiya | 67.86 |
| कानिडया | kanidaya | 17.86 |
| कंडीया | kandiya | 10.71 |
| कंदीया | kandiya | 3.57 |
| Kandiya in the Hindi language | ||
| कंडिया | kandiya | 54.55 |
| कन्दीया | kandiya | 18.18 |
| कन्दिया | kandiya | 18.18 |
| कान्दीया | kandiya | 9.09 |
| Kandiya in the Bengali language | ||
| কান্দিয়া | kandiya | 50 |
| কান্ডিয়া | kandiya | 25 |
| কান্দীয়া | kandiya | 25 |
| Kandiya in the Russian language | ||
| Кандия | kandia | - |
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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 Kandiya
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