Kandji Surname
Approximately 17,354 people bear this surname
Kandji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 15,879 | 1:918 | 115 |
| Benin | 669 | 1:15,449 | 2,088 |
| DR Congo | 472 | 1:156,525 | 16,251 |
| France | 136 | 1:488,402 | 68,701 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Kandji (969) may also be a first name.
Kandji Demographics
Average Kandji Salary in
United States
$38,576 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kandji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kandji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kandji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺠﻲ) is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,766th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 419,935 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kandji are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 259,003rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 969 people.
Kandji is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is held by 15,879 people, or 1 in 918. In Senegal it is most common in: Dakar Region, where 27 percent are found, Thiès Region, where 26 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Senegal this surname occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Kandji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kandji surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Kandji earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.6% less than the national average, earning $38,576 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kandji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kandji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﺠﻲ | kanjy | 63.75 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺠﻰ | kanjy | 17.5 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻱ | kandy | 5 |
| ﻛﻨﺠﻲ | knjy | 5 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺪﺟﻲ | kandjy | 3.75 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺪﺟﻰ | kandjy | 3.75 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺪﺝ | kandj | 1.25 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kandji
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