Kandum Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

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

Kandum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines841:1,205,21794,524
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kandum (38) may also be a first name.

Kandum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kandum (Hindi: कन्दूम, Russian: Кандум) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kandum live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 1,205,217. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 85 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 12 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 2 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kandume922,048/
Khandum926/
Kandoum924/
Kandaum922/
Kaindume86155/
Khaundum861/
Kondum83342/
Candum8322/
Kandom839/
Kandoem77154/
Kondoum777/
Khandom775/
Kamdhum775/
Khondum772/
Kaumdum771/
Khamdum771/
Koondum771/
Kandoom771/
Canduim771/
Koundoum7191/
Khoondum713/
Kondoume711/
Kondom671,250/
Candom6714/
Koundoume6710/
Komdum671/
Condum670/
Komdoum623/
Camdoum622/
Koondom621/
Koundom621/
Kondoom621/
Khoomdum572/
Condom50597/
Comdum501/

Kandum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kandum in the Hindi language
कन्दूमkanduma50
कन्दुमkanduma50
Kandum in the Russian language
Кандумkandum-

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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 Kandum
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