Kandolkar Surname

270,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kandolkar Surname User-submission:

It is a Goan surname. Candolim (Candole) is a village near the banks of a Arabian Sea, Bardez in the state of Goa. The people, whose origins are from this village, are called candolkar(s). Though Candolkar surname is very rare and scattered, it has all its root to Candoli and later distorted to Candolim by Portuguese.

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Kandolkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4321:535,66026,554
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kandolkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Goan surname. Candolim (Candole) is a village near the banks of a Arabian Sea, Bardez in the state of Goa. The people, whose origins are from this village, are called candolkar(s). Though Candolkar surname is very rare and scattered, it has all its root to Candoli and later distorted to Candolim by Portuguese.

- Anish naik Banavliker

Kandolkar Last Name Facts

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

Kandolkar (Marathi: कांदोळकर) occurs most in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandolkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,023rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,043,284 people. Kandolkar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kandolkar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Luso-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,432 people, or 1 in 535,660. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Goa, where 94 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

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Kandolkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandolkar in the Marathi language
कांदोळकरkandolakara82.5
कांनडोलकरkannadolakara7.5
कांदोkando2.5
कांडोलकरkandolakara2.5
कानडोलकरkanadolakara2.5
कांडोkando2.5

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