Kandour Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kandour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kandour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kandour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kandour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﺪﻭﺭ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kandour? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kandour is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Kandour live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 22 percent live in Mahgreb.
This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Kandour is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Algeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kandour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kandour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﺪﻭﺭ | kndwr | 66.67 |
| ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻭﺭ | kandwr | 33.33 |
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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 Kandour
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