Kandon Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kandon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kandon (186) may also be a first name.

Kandon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kandon (Bengali: কানন্দ, Russian: Кандон) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kandon.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name Kandon is primarily found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Kandon are found; 46 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 46 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 667,122nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 186 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 64 percent are found, East Sepik, where 17 percent are found and Madang, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Kandon Last Name Statistics demography

Kandon earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.96% less than the national average, earning R 156,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kandon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandon in the Bengali language
কানন্দkananda-
Kandon in the Russian language
Кандонkandon-

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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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  • 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 Kandon
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