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 surname Kandiya (Bengali: কান্দিয়া, Hindi: कंडिया, Marathi: कानडीया, Russian: Кандия) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,006,539th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Kandiya are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 493,198th most common first name internationally It is held by 317 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 7,670,654. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 55 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 10 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 9 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent are found and Turkey, where 14 percent are found.
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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