Kandiyan Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Kandiyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandiyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India951:8,074,372169,494
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Kandiyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kandiyan (Marathi: कंिडयन, Oriya: କାିୟାନ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandiyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Kandiyan is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kandiyan reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 8,074,372. In India Kandiyan is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 59 percent live, Maharashtra, where 18 percent live and Kerala, where 8 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandiyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandiyan in the Oriya language
କାିୟାନkaiyana79.55
ୀଆନi'ana6.82
ସୁକାିୟାନsukaiyana2.27
କାିୟନkaiyana2.27
ଚାୁକାିୟାନcaukaiyana2.27
କିୟାନkiyana2.27
ୀୟାନiyana2.27
କାିୟାନ୍kaiyan2.27
Kandiyan in the Marathi language
कंिडयनkamidayana60
कंडीयनkandiyana26.67
कांडीयनkandiyana13.33

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Footnotes

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