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
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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 most in Senegal. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandji? popularity and diffusion
Kandji is the 30,766th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 419,935 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kandji reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Kandji is also the 259,003rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 969 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is borne by 15,879 people, or 1 in 918. In Senegal Kandji is most frequent in: Dakar Region, where 27 percent reside, Thiès Region, where 26 percent reside and Diourbel Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Senegal Kandji is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Kandji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kandji last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kandji last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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