Kandong Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kandong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1581:837,02063,356
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
India201:38,353,269431,471
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kandong (817) may also be a first name.

Kandong Last Name Facts

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

Kandong occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 794,916th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name Kandong occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Kandong reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kandong is also the 285,953rd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 817 people.

The last name Kandong is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 837,020. In Indonesia Kandong is primarily found in: North Sulawesi, where 55 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 26 percent reside and West Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kandong
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