Kandoma Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kandoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso5831:31,4791,762
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kandoma (39) may also be a first name.

Kandoma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kandoma (Oriya: କୋମା) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandoma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 512,152nd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kandoma are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kandoma is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 31,479. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 92 percent reside, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 6 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso Kandoma occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandoma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandoma in the Oriya language
କୋମାkoma-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kandoma
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