Kandume Surname

203,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kandume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kandume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2,0221:1,192152
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kandume Last Name Facts

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

Kandume has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kandume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kandume is the 203,212th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,558,372 people. Kandume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kandume reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kandume is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 2,022 people, or 1 in 1,192. In Namibia Kandume is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 38 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 13 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaindume93155/
Kandum92144/
Kanduma8630/
Kandome8614/
Kandime8614/
Khandum866/
Kandoum864/
Kandaum862/
Kandauma8055/
Kondumer8016/
Kaundime802/
Khandome802/
Kandouma801/
Kondoume801/
Khaundum801/
Kondum77342/
Candum7722/
Kandom779/
Koundoume7510/
Kandoma71638/
Kandoem71154/
Kandomi71122/
Kondime717/
Kondoum717/
Konduma716/
Kondome716/
Kamdhum715/
Khandom715/
Khondum712/
Candome712/
Khamdum711/
Kaumdum711/
Koondum711/
Canduim711/
Kandoom711/
Kandimi711/
Koundoumie711/
Koundoum6791/
Kandomay674/
Khoondum673/
Candumay671/
Kondouma671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kandume
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