Kandogo Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kandogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kandogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kandogo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kandogo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandogo? popularity and diffusion

Kandogo is the 1,239,697th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kandogo live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 50 percent live, Meru County, where 48 percent live and Kitui County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya Kandogo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Kandogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kandogo
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