Kandodo Surname

106,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kandodo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4,2091:4,067565
Zimbabwe1651:93,56513,336
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kandodo (23) may also be a first name.

Kandodo Last Name Facts

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

Kandodo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandodo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106,552nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,661,547 people. The surname Kandodo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kandodo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 23 people.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 4,209 people, or 1 in 4,067. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kandodoh931/
Kandoudou8839/
Kandado86135/
Kandoda8628/
Candodo8615/
Kondodo862/
Kandedo861/
Khandado8012/
Kandedou801/
Candodoy801/
Koundodo801/
Khandudo801/
Khandouda751/
Candado713,487/
Kandada71679/
Candedo71260/
Kandeda717/
Kanduda713/
Candoda711/
Kondoda711/
Kandhada6758/
Kandauda6733/
Khandada676/
Kandaada675/
Kandadas671/
Candados671/
Kondedou671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kandodo
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